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Since 1977 the Aga Khan Award for Architecture has been "given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture ... [in] societies across the world, in which Muslims have a significant presence." Unlike other awards, such as the Pritzker Prize or AIA Awards, the Aga Khan Awards are highly diverse, featuring traditional and modern buildings, preservation on par with new construction, and urban plans, landscapes and other typologies as well. I'm a big fan of the awards, if for no other reason because I learn about projects I would not have otherwise known about.

Winners of each one of the triennial awards have been documented with a book; this book on the 10th cycle is one of two books in my library. The 10th cycle reflects the diversity I mentioned, since it includes a square in Beirut, the rehabilitation of two walled cities (one in Yemen and one in Cyprus), a school in Bangladesh, an embassy in Ethiopia (my favorite of the winners), a traditional market in Burkina Faso, a modern university building in Malaysia, and a residential tower in Singapore. The book thoroughly documents the winners (especially with photos, though some drawings are included) and features comments from the jury.
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