Aga Khan Award Winners Announced

Five winners have been selected from the twenty projects shortlisted for the 12th cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, a triennial $1 million prize that aims to "identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of communities in which Muslims have a significant presence." Two of the winners are new buildings; two are rehabilitations; and one is a piece of urban infrastructure.

• Islamic Cemetery in Altach, Austria, by Bernardo Bader Architects
• Rehabilitation of Tabriz Bazaar in Tabriz, Iran, by ICHTO East Azerbaijan Office
• Rabat-Salé Urban Infrastructure Project in Rabat, Morocco, by Marc Mimram Architecture
• Revitalisation of Birzeit Historic Centre in Birzeit, Palestine, by Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation
• Salam Cardiac Surgery Centre in Khartoum, Sudan, by Studio Tamassociati

• Mr. David Adjaye, Principal, Adjaye Associates, London, United Kingdom
• Dr. Howayda al-Harithy, Professor, Department of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
• Mr. Michel Desvigne, Landscape Architect and Founder, Agence Michel Desvigne, Paris, France
• Professor Mahmood Mamdani, Professor and Executive Director, Makerere Institute for Social Research (MISR), Wandegeya, Uganda
• Mr. Kamil Merican, Principal Designer and CEO, Group Design Partnership, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Professor Toshiko Mori, Principal, Toshiko Mori Architect, New York City, USA
• Ms. Shahzia Sikander, Artist, New York City, USA
• Mr. Murat Tabanlioglu, Architect and Founder, Tabanlioglu Architects, Istanbul, Turkey
• Mr. Wang Shu, Architect and Founder, Amateur Architecture Studio, Hangzhou, China