ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 349
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Thu Sep 13 21:27:22 PDT 2007
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AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE 2007
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A diverse group of projects from Asia, Africa, the Middle
East, and Europe have been honored with the prestigious
Aga Khan Award for Architecture for 2007. This year, nine
projects were recognized for architectural excellence in
places where Muslims live.
The triennial award program was established by His
Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili
Muslims, to enhance the understanding and appreciation of
Islamic culture as expressed through architecture. The
independent jury for the 2007 award program placed
special value on meaningful collaborations and exchanges
of ideas.
School in Bangladesh
The School in Rudrapur, Bangladesh, exemplifies the Aga
Khan Award's emphasis on projects that use local
resources and appropriate technology in an innovative
way, and that are likely to inspire similar efforts
elsewhere. Traditional methods and materials were adapted
for the project and combined with new techniques.
The two-story village primary school, run by the
Bangladeshi non-governmental organization Dipshikha, was
constructed by hand in four months out of materials such
as loam, straw, bamboo, and nylon lashing. Two architects
from Austria and Germany, Anna Heringer and Eike Roswag,
engaged local craftsmen in the project, helping them to
refine processes and learn new techniques that they might
then be able to apply to other local projects, such as
housing.
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