The Tenth Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture ceremony will be held on the 4th of September 2007.
The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, will join His Highness, Aga Khan in announcing the nine recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
The ceremony will be by invitation only, will be held at the Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (PETRONAS Philharmonic Hall), at the PETRONAS Twin Towers.The prize-giving ceremony will be followed by a seminar at Ballroom 1, Level 3, KL Convention Centre on 5th September.
The seminar is a public forum to discuss the relevant issues and trends that emerged during the Award Master Jury's deliberations and through the selection process. It will allow Malaysian professionals, students and journalists to ask questions of the members of the Award’s Steering Committee, Master Jury and the 2007 Award Winners. The award, established by the Aga Khan in 1977, spiritual leader of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslim community, to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies, was also aimed at enhancing the understanding and appreciation of Islamic culture expressed through architecture.
It is organised in a three-year cycle and is governed by a steering committee chaired by the Aga Khan.The award seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs of aspirations of societies in which Muslims have a significant presence.The Award's method is to seek out and recognize examples of architectural excellence, encompassing varied contemporary designs, social housing, community improvement and development, restoration, reuse and area conservation, as well as landscaping and environmental issues.
It is organised in a three-year cycle and is governed by a steering committee chaired by the Aga Khan.The award seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs of aspirations of societies in which Muslims have a significant presence.The Award's method is to seek out and recognize examples of architectural excellence, encompassing varied contemporary designs, social housing, community improvement and development, restoration, reuse and area conservation, as well as landscaping and environmental issues.
Its selection process emphasizes architecture that not only provides for people's physical, social and economic needs, but also stimulates and responds to their cultural and spiritual expectations.Particular attention is given to building schemes that use local resources and appropriate technology in an innovative way and to projects likely to inspire similar efforts elsewhere.
A total of nine awards will be given out, with prize money totaling US$ 500,000. This constitutes the largest architectural award in the world, and is presented every three years to projects selected by an independent Master Jury.
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