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Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019 Shortlist News

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2 Sep 2019

2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Winner

25 Apr 2019

2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture

The 20 shortlisted projects for the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today in Kazan at an exhibition on the Aga Khan Award for Architecture that was inaugurated by His Excellency Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan. The shortlisted projects, which are located in 16 different countries, will compete for US$ 1 million in prize money.

President Minnikhanov welcomed the decision of the Award’s Steering Committee to host the prestigious prize-giving ceremony in the historic centre city of Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation, in the autumn of 2019.

Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019 Shortlisted Projects

Alioune Diop University Lecture Building Bambey, Senegal
Architect: IDOM, Bilbao, Spain
Client: ACBEP, Ministry of Urbanism & Ministry of Higher Education, Dakar, Senegal
Completed: 2017
Built Area: 12,000 sqm

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Chérif Tall

Warka Water, Dorza, Ethiopia
Architect: Arturo Vittori, Rome, Italy
Client: Emergency Programme, Italian Development Cooperation, Rome, Italy
Completed: 2015
Built Area: 315 sqm

photograph © Architecture and Vision Arturo Vittori

Ashinaga Uganda Dormitory Nansana, Uganda
Architect: Terrain Architects, Tokyo, Japan
Client: Ashinaga Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
Completed: 2015 Built
Area: 2,140 sqm

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Jjumba Martin

Tadjourah SOS Children’s Village Tadjourah, Djibouti
Architect: Urko Sanchez Architects, Nairobi, Kenya
Client: SOS Children’s Village International, Innsbruck, Austria
Completed: 2014
Built Area: 2,600 sqm

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Jjumba Martin

Muttrah Fish Market Muscat, Oman
Architect: Snøhetta, Oslo, Norway
Client: Municipality of Muscat, Oman
Completed: 2017
Built Area: 5,769 sqm

photography © Firas Al Raisi, Luminosity Productions
Mutrah Fishmarket Muscat Building by Snohetta

photograph © Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Arriyadh Development Authority

Revitalization of Muharraq Muharraq, Bahrain
Architect: Authority for Culture & Antiquities Conservation Department, Manama, Bahrain
Client: Sheikha Mai Al-Khalifa, Authority for Culture & Antiquities Conservation Department, Manama, Bahrain
Completed: 2013–ongoing
Built Area: 330,000 sqm

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Cemal Emden

Concrete at Alserkal Avenue Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Architect: OMA: Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Client: Alserkal Avenue LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Completed: 2017
Built Area: 1,250 sqm
Concrete Venue Dubai Alserkal Avenue by OMA

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Cemal Emden

Al Mureijah Art Spaces Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Architect: Mona El Mousfy, Sharmeen Azam Inayat, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Client: Sharjah Art Foundation, United Arab Emirates
Completed: 2013
Built Area: 9,289 sqm

photograph © Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Arriyadh Development Authority

Wasit Wetland Centre Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Architect: X-Architects, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Client: Environment and Protected Areas Authority, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Completed: 2015
Site Area: 200,000 sqm

photograph © X-Architects Nelson Garrido

Msheireb Museums Doha, Qatar
Architect: John McAslan + Partners, London, United Kingdom
Client: Msheireb Properties, Doha, Qatar
Completed: 2016
Built Area: 10,350 sqm

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Cemal Emden

Jarahieh School, Al-Marj, Lebanon
Architect: CatalyticAction, London, United Kingdom
Client: Save the Children Italy, Jusoor NGO, Sawa for Development & Aid NGO, Beirut, Lebanon Completed: 2016
Built Area: 422 sqm

photograph © Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Arriyadh Development Authority

Palestinian Museum Birzeit, Palestine
Architect: Heneganh Peng Architects, Dublin, Ireland
Client: Taawon-Welfare Association / Palestinian Museum, Ramallah, Palestine
Completed: 2016
Built Area: 40,000 sqm
Palestinian Museum Birzeit by Heneghan Peng Architects

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Cemal Emden

Enghelab Street Rehabilitation Tehran, Iran
Architect: Iwvan Consultants, Tehran, Iran
Client: Tehran City Beautification Department, Iran
Completed: 2017-ongoing
Area: 1.2 km length

Arcadia Education Project South Kanarchor, Bangladesh
Architect: Saif Ul Haque Sthapati, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Client: Maleka Welfare Trust, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Completed: 2016
Built Area: 486 sqm

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Sanndro di Carlo Darsa

Amber Denim Loom Shed Gazipur, Bangladesh
Architect: Archeground, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Client: Showkat Aziz Russell
Completed: 2015
Built Area: 283,280 sqm

Amber Denim Loom Shed by Archeground

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Sandro di Carlo Darsa

Taman Bima Microlibrary, Bandung, Indonesia
Architect: SHAU Architects, Bandung, Indonesia
Client: Dompet Dhuafa, City of Bandung, Indonesia
Completed: 2016
Built Area: 570 sqm

Taman Bima Microlibrary by SHAU Architects

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Cemal Emden

AM Residence Jakarta, Indonesia
Architect: Andramatin Architect, Jakarta, Indonesia
Client: Andra Matin and Dite Matin, Jakarta, Indonesia
Completed: 2012
Built Area: 378 sqm

AM Residence by Andramatin Architect

photograph © Aga Khan Trust for Culture Cemal Emden

Courtyard House Plugin, Beijing, China
Architect: People’s Architecture Office, Beijing, China
Client: Dashilar Platform, Local Residents, Beijing, China
Completed: 2014
Built Area: 443 sqm

Courtyard House Plugin by People’s Architecture Office

Tatarstan Public Spaces Development Programme, various locations, Tatarstan, Russian Federation
Architect: Architecturny Desant Architectural Bureau, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation
Client: Main Investment & Construction Administration of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation
Completed: 2015-ongoing

Beyazıt State Library Renovation, Istanbul, Turkey
Architect: Tabanlioğlu Architects, Istanbul, Turkey
Client: Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Aydin Dogan Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey
Completed: 2017
Built Area: 2,925 sqm