Twenty shortlist projects for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
03/06/2022.
[Geneva] Switzerland
metalocus, CARLOS RUBIO
metalocus, CARLOS RUBIO
Aga Khan Prize for Architecture has announced its list of finalists, in its 2020-22 edition. A total of 20 projects from 16 different countries were selected from 463 nominations to compete for the $1 million prizes awarded every three years to work that addresses the needs of communities with significant Muslim populations around the world.
Since Aga Khan Award for Architecture was established in 1977, during these 45 years ago, 121 projects have received the award and nearly 10,000 building projects have been documented. The AKAA’s selection process emphasises architecture that not only provides for people’s physical, social and economic needs but also stimulates and responds to their cultural aspirations.
Since Aga Khan Award for Architecture was established in 1977, during these 45 years ago, 121 projects have received the award and nearly 10,000 building projects have been documented. The AKAA’s selection process emphasises architecture that not only provides for people’s physical, social and economic needs but also stimulates and responds to their cultural aspirations.
Flying Saucer Rehabilitation in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates by SpaceContinuum Design Studio / Mona El Mousfy. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Danko Stjepanovic.
Rehabilitation of Manama Post Office in Manama, Bahrain by Studio Anne Holtrop. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Maxime Delvaux.
CEM Kamanar Secondary School in Thionck Essyl, Senegal by Dawoffice. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Amir Anoushfar.
Renovation of Niemeyer Guest House in Tripoli, Lebanon by East Architecture Studio / Nicolas Fayad, Charles Kettaneh. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden.
Jadgal Elementary School in Seyyed Bar, Iran by DAAZ Office / Arash Aliabadi. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Deed Studio.
Wafra Wind Tower in Kuwait City, Kuwait by AGi Architects / Joaquín Pérez-Goicoechea, Nasser B. Abulhasan. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden.
Community Spaces in Rohingya Refugee Responsein Teknaf, Bangladesh by Rizvi Hassan, Khwaja Fatmi, Saad Ben Mostafa. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Asif Salman.
Lanka Learning Centre in Parangiyamadu, Sri Lanka by feat.collective / Noemi Thiele, Felix Lupatsch, Valentin Ott and Felix Yaparsid. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Nipun Prabhakar.
Expandable House in Batam, Indonesia by ETH Zurich / Stephen Cairns with Miya Irawati, Azwan Aziz, Dioguna Putra and Sumiadi Rahman. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Mario Wibowo.
Outros Bairros Rehabilitation Programme in Mindelo, Cape Verde by OUTROS BAIRROS / Nuno Flores. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Nuno Flores.
Niamey 2000 in Niamey, Niger by united4design / Yasaman Esmaili, Elizabeth Golden, Mariam Kamara, Philip Straeter. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Aboubacar Magagi.
Urban River Spaces in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh by Co.Creation.Architects / Khondaker Hasibul Kabir, Suhailey Farzana. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Asif Salman.
Le Jardin d'Afrique in Zarzis, Tunisia by Rachid Koraïchi. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden.
Issy Valley Improvement in Ait Mansour, Morocco by Salima Naji. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Amine Houari.
Rehabilitation of Tarsus Old Ginnery in Tarsus, Turkey by Sayka Construction Architecture Engineering Consultancy. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden.
Aban House in Isfahan, Iran by USE Studio / Mohammad Arab, Mina Moeineddini. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Deed Studio.
Tulkarm Courthouse inTulkarm, Palestine by AAU Anastas. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden.
Lilavati Lalbhai Library at CEPT University in Ahmedabad, India by RMA architects / Rahul Mehrotra. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Dinesh Mehta.
Argo Contemporary Art Museum & Cultural Centre in Tehran, Iran by ASA North / Ahmadreza Schricke. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Deed Studio.
Flying Saucer Rehabilitation in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates by SpaceContinuum Design Studio / Mona El Mousfy. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Danko Stjepanovic.
Blimbingsari Airport in Banyuwangi, Indonesia by andramatin. Image: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Mario Wibowo.
It is one of the biggest monetary awards in the architectural field and this year will be given to one of the candidates selected from a shortlist that includes a prototype from a team affiliated with the ETH Zurich, a renovation of Oscar Niemeyer’s former guest house in Tripoli, a new Palestinian courthouse, and a thoughtful ecumenical cemetery design in Tunisia.
The shortlisted entries will be on display in an exhibition in King’s Cross, London, from today until the 30th of June to coincide with the London Architecture Festival. The nine-member jury, which includes Amale Andraos, Nader Tehrani, and 2022 Pritzker winner Diébédo Francis Kéré, will meet again this summer for its selective review process before naming a winner.
Bahrain
The shortlisted entries will be on display in an exhibition in King’s Cross, London, from today until the 30th of June to coincide with the London Architecture Festival. The nine-member jury, which includes Amale Andraos, Nader Tehrani, and 2022 Pritzker winner Diébédo Francis Kéré, will meet again this summer for its selective review process before naming a winner.
Bahrain
Rehabilitation of Manama Post Office, Manama, Bahrain, by Studio Anne Holtrop: Built in 1937, the Post Office was rehabilitated to its original form and role as a functioning post office, and added a new wing to the existing building.
Bangladesh
Community Spaces in Rohingya Refugee Response, Teknaf, Bangladesh, by Rizvi Hassan, Khwaja Fatmi, Saad Ben Mostafa: Sustainably built structures in the world’s largest refugee camps, which occurred collaboratively in the field without drawings or models.
Urban River Spaces, Jhenaidah, Bangladesh, by Co.Creation.Architects / Khondaker Hasibul Kabir, Suhailey Farzana: A community-driven project providing public spaces in a riverine city with 250,000 residents, offering walkways, gardens and cultural facilities, as well as environmental efforts to increase biodiversity along the river.
Cape Verde
Outros Bairros Rehabilitation Programme, Mindelo, Cape Verde, by OUTROS BAIRROS / Nuno Flores: An urban rehabilitation and redesign of a public space allowed residents to execute works in their own neighbourhoods and enhance their sense of belonging.
India
Lilavati Lalbhai Library at CEPT University, in Ahmedabad, India, by RMA architects / Rahul Mehrotra: The library, a living case study of passive climate mitigation strategies, integrates seamlessly into the existing campus while forging its own distinct identity.
Indonesia
Blimbingsari Airport, Banyuwangi, Indonesia, by andramatin: Serving more than 1,100 domestic passengers per day, the airport’s roofs indicate a clear division between departure and arrival halls.
Expandable House, Batam, Indonesia, by ETH Zurich / Stephen Cairns with Miya Irawati, Azwan Aziz, Dioguna Putra and Sumiadi Rahman: This new sustainable dwelling prototype is designed to be flexibly configured around its residents’ (often) precarious resources over time.
Expandable House, Batam, Indonesia, by ETH Zurich / Stephen Cairns with Miya Irawati, Azwan Aziz, Dioguna Putra and Sumiadi Rahman: This new sustainable dwelling prototype is designed to be flexibly configured around its residents’ (often) precarious resources over time.
Iran
Aban House, Isfahan, Iran, by USE Studio / Mohammad Arab, Mina Moeineddini: On a narrow rectangular site in Isfahan’s historic centre, the three-storey house is arranged around three open courtyards.
Argo Contemporary Art Museum & Cultural Centre, Tehran, Iran, by ASA North / Ahmadreza Schricker: Distinct materials differentiate new additions from the brick-built historic fabric in this contemporary art museum housed in an abandoned 100-year-old brewery.
Jadgal Elementary School, Seyyed Bar, Iran, by DAAZ Office / Arash Aliabadi: An elementary school, managed by villagers and teachers and funded by tourism and needlework from local women, is a sustainable development centre for surrounding areas.
Argo Contemporary Art Museum & Cultural Centre, Tehran, Iran, by ASA North / Ahmadreza Schricker: Distinct materials differentiate new additions from the brick-built historic fabric in this contemporary art museum housed in an abandoned 100-year-old brewery.
Jadgal Elementary School, Seyyed Bar, Iran, by DAAZ Office / Arash Aliabadi: An elementary school, managed by villagers and teachers and funded by tourism and needlework from local women, is a sustainable development centre for surrounding areas.
Lebanon
Renovation of Niemeyer Guest House, Tripoli, Lebanon, by East Architecture Studio: Designed by Oscar Niemeyer but abandoned when civil war erupted in 1975, the guest house has been transformed into a design platform and production facility for the local wood industry.
Kuwait
Wafra Wind Tower, Kuwait City, Kuwait, by AGi Architects: The 13-storey building conceived as a wind tower features a central, vertical courtyard that provides natural ventilation to each apartment unit.
Morocco
Issy Valley Improvement, Ait Mansour, Morocco, by Salima Naji: While improving the palm orchards and water reservoirs, trails and facilities for tourists were also upgraded in the first phase of a larger project for the valley.
Niger
Niamey 2000, Niamey, Niger, by united4design / Yasaman Esmaili, Elizabeth Golden, Mariam Kamara, Philip Straeter: As a response to a housing shortage amid rapid urban expansion, this prototype housing of six family units seek to increase density while remaining culturally appropriate.
Palestine
Tulkarm Courthouse, Tulkarm, Palestine, by AAU Anastas: Featuring two buildings, one for administration and the other containing 10 courtrooms, the Courthouse is anchored to its urban context by public space.
Senegal
CEM Kamanar Secondary School, Thionck Essyl, Senegal, by Dawoffice: For this secondary school, volunteers, using local techniques, produced vault modules from clay which (with lattices) act as evaporating coolers.
Sri Lanka
Lanka Learning Centre, Parangiyamadu, Sri Lanka, by feat.collective / Noemi Thiele, Felix Lupatsch, Valentin Ott and Felix Yaparsidi: A multifunctional cultural centre and adult school where locals learn craftsmanship creates a multi-ethnic meeting point.
Tunisia
Le Jardin d'Afrique, Zarzis, Tunisia, by Rachid Koraïchi: An ecumenical cemetery provides a sanctuary and dignified place of final repose for the hundreds of unburied bodies that had been washing ashore.
Turkey
Rehabilitation of Tarsus Old Ginnery, Tarsus, Turkey, by Sayka Construction Architecture Engineering Consultancy: Adaptive reuse of an abandoned 19th-century ginnery allows the operation of a contemporary centre for archaeological research and the public engagement.
United Arab Emirates
Flying Saucer Rehabilitation, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, by SpaceContinuum Design Studio / Mona El Mousfy: The Flying Saucer, a 1978 Brutalist-style building that was fully restored as a community art space, contributes to Sharjah’s collective cultural memory.
