Aga Khan Award for Architecture Shortlists 19 Projects

New York, May 25, 2010 -- The shortlist of 19 nominees for the 2010 cycle of Aga Khan Award for Architecture was announced today by the Master Jury. The nominees, which range from a textile factory in Turkey to a school built on a bridge in China, are located in Albania, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Turkey.




The projects shortlisted by the independent Master Jury are now being technically reviewed by a select group of architects, urban planners and engineers. The reviews, which emphasise the impact on the quality of life as well as architectural excellence, will be submitted to the Master Jury before the Award recipients are chosen.. The final Award recipients will be announced at a ceremony to be held at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar in October 2010.



The 19 nominees for the 11th Cycle of the Award are:



• Conservation of Gjirokastra, Gjirokastra, Albania

• Chandgaon Mosque, Chittagong, Bangladesh

• Nishorgo Visitor Interpretation Centre, Teknaf, Bangladesh

• CBF Women's Health Centre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

• Bridge School, Xiashi, China

• Tulou Collective Housing, Guangzhou, China

• Palmyra House, Alibagh, India

• Green School, Bali, Indonesia

• Reconstruction of Ngibikan Village, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• Dowlat II Residential Building, Tehran, Iran

• American University of Beirut Campus Master Plan, Beirut, Lebanon

• Restoration of the Rubber Smokehouse, Lunas, Kedah, Malaysia

• Rehabilitation of Al Qaraouiyine Mosque, Fez, Morocco

• Souk Waqif, Doha, Qatar

• Wadi Hanifa Wetlands, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Madinat Al-Zahra Museum, Cordoba, Spain

• Yodakandyia Community Centre, Hambantota District, Sri Lanka

• Revitalization of the recent Heritage of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

• Ipekyol Textile Factory, Edirne, Turkey



For a full on-line press kit, which includes high resolution images and other information, please see www.akdn.org/Architecture and on-line press kit (www.akdn.org/2010Award).

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Awards Received by the Agencies of the AKDN

AKDN agencies have won a number of awards for their work in a variety of disciplines, from historic preservation to water and sanitation. The following awards represent just a few of the awards received by AKDN agencies and programmes in recent years.

AKPBS' Building and Construction Improvement Program (BACIP) Receives Energy Globe Award, 2008

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AKF Early Childhood Development Programme a Finalist in World Challenge

AKTC Receives 2008 Prince Sultan bin Salman Award for Urban Heritage

AKTC Receives 2008 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award of Excellence for Work in Herat, Afghanistan

First MicroFinance Bank Client Wins 2007 "Best Micro-Entrepreneur" Award

Music Initiative Receives 2007 Award for Cultural Preservation

AKTC Receives TIME Magazine's "Best of Asia" Award for Revitalisation of Bagh-e Babur in Kabul, Afghanistan

AKPBS Receives World Habitat Award for 2006

Shigar Fort Residence Receives 2006 UNESCO Award of Excellence

"Clean Village" Award for AKPBS Project

2006 PATA GOLD Award for Heritage and Culture to Shigar Fort Restoration

2005 Global Development Awards: Most Innovative Development Project

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