Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Connected Sites: 10

Definition

Recipients of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, ".. an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Islamic societies in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community development and improvement, restoration, reuse and area conservation, as well as landscape design and improvement of the environment." (wiki)

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Connected Sites

Kairouan

Tunisia

Inscribed: 1988

3.04

147

5

Kairouan Conservation Programme (Kairouan, Tunisia) (1992)
Medina Azahara

Spain

Inscribed: 2018

2.80

155

10

Madinat al Zahra Museum (2008-2010)
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Tabriz Bazaar

Iran

Inscribed: 2010

2.59

46

4

Rehabilitation of Tabriz Bazaar, Tabriz, Iran (2013)
Sana'a

Yemen

Inscribed: 1986

3.82

23

1

Conservation of Old San'a' (San'a', Yemen) (1995)
Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli

Lebanon

Inscribed: 2023

2.07

17

4

"In 2022, the renovation of one of the structures on the site, the Niemeyer Guest House, by East Architecture won the Aga Khan Award." (ArchDaily)
Shibam

Yemen

Inscribed: 1982

3.95

19

2

Rehabilitation of the City of Shibam, Yemen (2007)
Old City of Jerusalem

Israel

Inscribed: 1981

4.36

276

12

Restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Noble Sanctuary, Jerusalem (1986)
Mostar

Bosnia Herzegovina

Inscribed: 2005

3.52

289

14

Conservation of Mostar Old Town, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1986)
Damascus

Syria

Inscribed: 1979

3.89

78

6

Azem Palace (1983)
Bukhara

Uzbekistan

Inscribed: 1993

4.03

158

6

Restoration of Bukhara Old City (Bukhara, Uzbekistan)(1995)