World’s media reporting on 6 winners of 2016’s Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Updated)

Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon – The design reduces the building’s footprint by “floating” a reading room, a workshop conference room and research spaces above the entrance courtyard in the form of a 21-meters-long cantilever in order to preserve the existing landscape. AKTC / Cemal Emden
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran – The structural concept resulted in a dynamic three dimensional truss with two continuous deck levels; this provided a lower level which is covered and therefore usable in all seasons. AKTC / Barzin Baharlouie
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark – The parallel, yet diverging, white stripes are meant to curate movement of people on site around and towards objects. AKTC / Kristian Skeie
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China – By inserting an outdoor staircase alongside each structure, the architect created viewing platforms to survey the neighbourhood while enjoying a breath of rare chlorophyll-laced air within the tree’s branches. AKTC / Wang Ziling, ZAO, standardarchitecture
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, Bangladesh. Located in rural Gaibandha where agriculture is predominant, the project’s roofscape merges with its environment. AKTC / Rajesh Vora
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh – Apart from being the spiritual centre for the residents, the mosque became a community centre, a place to gather, a place that was orderly, clean, and filled with light and good ventilation. AKTC / Rajesh Vora

 

The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced this week in a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The prize, which is given every three years, is considered to be one of the most important awards in the field of architecture. Established by His Highness the Aga Khan in 1977, the awards identify and encourage building concepts which successfully address the needs and aspirations of communities in which Muslims have significant presence. Below are some links to various international media reporting on this significant news. This blog post will be updated as additional media reporting is discovered.

 

 

Media reports

 

Related, Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winners

Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Friendship Centre Gaibandha, Bangladesh Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Friendship Centre Gaibandha, Bangladesh
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Bait ur Rouf Mosque Dhaka, Bangladesh Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Bait ur Rouf Mosque Dhaka, Bangladesh
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre Beijing, China Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre Beijing, China
[WIP] Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Issam Fares Institute Beirut, Lebanon Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 Winner: Issam Fares Institute Beirut, Lebanon

 

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