by ArchitectureWeek
Made of mud, sand, stone, glass, and steel, scaled from tiny to immense, designed for living, working, learning, and worshipping, a select collection of projects reveals a "comprehensive approach adopted to discover, understand, and explain the challenges of architecture in the Muslim world as it confronts modernity in all its diversity."
So says the jury of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture program, which, every three years, announces recipients of one of the world's most prestigious architecture awards. This year, seven projects have been selected for their architectural excellence and their service to the values of the primarily Muslim societies they are intended to serve.
Al-Abbas Mosque
One of the seven projects is the restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, in Asnaf, Yemen, executed by conservator Marylène Barret of France, with assistance from Abdullah al-Hadrami of Yemen. The mosque is a living reminder of traditions and architectural achievements of one of the world's early civilizations.
Built over 800 years ago, the mosque is situated on the remains of an even older, pre-Islamic temple, on a site considered sacred since ancient times.
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