Aga Khan Award for Architecture
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is 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 Muslim 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.[1]
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Aga Khan Award for Architecture | |
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Awarded for | Architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Muslim 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. |
Sponsored by | Aga Khan IV |
Reward(s) | US$1-million |
First awarded | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) |
Last awarded | 2022 |
Website | the.akdn/award-for-architecture |
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The award is associated with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).