“This award is not an event, but a process … a valuable opportunity to reflect on the past, look at the present and plan for the future,” said His Highness the Aga Khan at the opening speech of the tenth Aga Khan Award for Architecture ceremony in Kuala Lumpur earlier this month.
By Rania Al Malky
Daily News Egypt
Held at the Philharmonic Concert Hall of the Petronas Towers — the world’s tallest twin towers — which received the coveted award in 2004, the ceremony also marked the Award’s 30th anniversary.
As part of the Aga Khan Development Network’s Trust for Culture, the triennial Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) was established in 1977 by His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.
An independent multidisciplinary Master Jury appointed for each award cycle brings together specialists in the fields of history, engineering, philosophy, architectural conservation, contemporary arts, practicing architects, landscape architects and urban planners to undertake the rigorous process of evaluation and selection of award recipients.
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