Winners of Aga Khan award to be revealed
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The Pan African Development Institute, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Five building projects have emerged the winners of the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
The winners of the 2010 Aga Khan Award of Architecture will be announced in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday.
A grand jury has selected the winners from a shortlist of 19 building projects out of 401 entrants from across the globe, according to the organisers.
The award, now in its eleventh cycle since its launch 33 years ago, rewards buildings that are environmentally friendly, recognises local culture and espouses a historical context.
The winners will be celebrated at a ceremony to be held at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, presided over by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, and the Aga Khan.
Three African buildings are in the running. They are a CBF Women’s Health Centre set in a poor neighbourhood in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; a project that seeks to revitalise the heritage of Tunis, Tunisia; and the rehabilitation of the Al-Qaraouiyine Mosque by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in Morocco.
Others in the race are projects in Spain, Turkey, Indonesia, Bangladesh, China, Iran, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Qatar, Albania, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia.
The award is given every three years since 1977 and was started by the Aga Khan, the hereditary leader of Ismailia Muslims.
