Aga Khan Award for Architecture
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, established and funded by Aga Khan IV to recognize architectural excellence and community improvement -- including restoration efforts. The program statement from the Aga Khan Development Network explains that their efforts focus on "societies in which Muslims have a significant presence."
Award Winners
- Hassan Fathy, 1980
- Rifat Chadirji, 1986
- Jean Nouvel, 1987 for l'"institut du monde arabe", Paris
- Geoffrey Bawa, 2001
See also Islamic architecture