Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019: Six Winners Announced
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture has revealed its six recipients for 2019, honoring outstanding projects in architecture, planning, conservation, and landscaping, particularly benefiting communities with a notable Muslim demographic. The selection committee, headed by Farrokh Derakhshani, sifted through 380 submissions to arrive at the final six. Among the jury members was David Chipperfield, among others. The total award amount is set at one million dollars. A monograph, "Architecture in Dialogue," curated by Andres Lepik, showcases the 20 projects that were shortlisted. The winners include: Rehabilitation of Muharraq (Bahrain), Arcadia Education Project (Bangladesh), Palestinian Museum (Birzeit), Public Spaces Development Programme (Tatarstan), Alioune Diop University (Senegal), and Wasit Wetland Centre (Sharjah, UAE).
Key facts
- Aga Khan Award for Architecture is awarded every three years.
- 2019 edition: 380 proposals reduced to 20 finalists, then 6 winners.
- Jury included David Chipperfield, Elizabeth Diller, Anthony Kwamé Appiah, Meisa Batayneh, Edhem Eldem, Mona Fawaz, Kareem Ibrahim, Ali M. Malkawi, Nondita Correa Mehrotra.
- Prize money: one million dollars total.
- Monograph 'Architecture in Dialogue' edited by Andres Lepik, published by ArchiTangle Publishers (Berlin).
- Winning projects: Rehabilitation of Muharraq (Bahrain), Arcadia Education Project (Bangladesh), Palestinian Museum (Palestine), Public Spaces Development Programme (Tatarstan, Russia), Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit (Senegal), Wasit Wetland Centre (UAE).
- Arcadia Education Project uses amphibious structure to float during floods.
- Palestinian Museum achieved LEED Gold certification.
Entities
Artists
- Farrokh Derakhshani
- David Chipperfield
- Elizabeth Diller
- Anthony Kwamé Appiah
- Meisa Batayneh
- Edhem Eldem
- Mona Fawaz
- Kareem Ibrahim
- Ali M. Malkawi
- Nondita Correa Mehrotra
- Andres Lepik
- Noura Al Sayeh
- Saif Ul Haque
- Adila LAÏDI-Hanieh
- Natalia Fishman
- Frederic Pardos Auber
Institutions
- Aga Khan Award for Architecture
- Maisam Architects & Engineer
- Boğaziçi University
- Collège de France
- Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs
- American University of Beirut
- Harvard University Graduate School of Design
- Harvard Centre for Green Buildings and Cities
- Charles Correa Foundation
- ArchiTangle Publishers
- Aga Khan Trust for Culture
- Taawon-Welfare Association
- Heneghan Peng Architects
- Alioune Diop University
- X-Architects
- UNESCO
Locations
- Muharraq
- Bahrain
- South Kanarchor
- Bangladesh
- Birzeit
- Palestine
- Tatarstan
- Russian Federation
- Almetyevsk
- Bambey
- Senegal
- Sharjah
- United Arab Emirates
- Berlin
- Germany
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Beirut
- Lebanon
- Cairo
- Egypt
- India
- United States