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 Aga Khan Award for Architecture - Definition 

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

Chairman's Award

Hassan Fathy, 1980
Rifat Chadirji, 1986
Jean Nouvel, 1987 for l'"institut du monde arabe", Paris
Geoffrey Bawa, 2001


See Islamic architecture


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