The 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture - Aleppo, Syria

The 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Aleppo, Syria

On November 6, 2001, at a ceremony held in Syria at the historical Citadel of Aleppo, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network
One of the Barefoot Architects (Tilonia, India), Mr. Mohmmed Rafeek, receiving his certificates from His Highness the Aga Khan.

The occasion completed the eighth cycle of the program, which has a triennial prize fund of US$ 500,000, making it the world's largest architectural award. The Award program will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2003.

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network

A special Chairman's Award was presented to the Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa.
Bawa's architecture is a subtle blend of modernity and tradition, East and West, formal and picturesque. It breaks down segregation of inside and outside, and of building and landscape. For more than forty years, the houses, schools, offices, hotels and public buildings designed by Bawa have profoundly influenced architects throughout the region and worldwide.

During the current cycle of the Award, 427 projects were presented for consideration, of which thirty-five were reviewed on site by outside experts. The Master Jury selected nine Award recipients as exemplary representations of architecture that enhances the conditions of life. Informing the Jury's evaluation of architectural excellence were issues of environmental sustainability, social equality, cultural and historical heritage and identity, and human dignity.

2001 Award Steering Committee
His Highness The Aga Khan, Chairman
Selma al-Radi, Archaeologist, Baghdad and New York
Charles Correa, Architect, Mumbai
Kenneth Frampton, Architect and Architectural Historian, New York
Frank O. Gehry, Architect, Los Angeles
Zaha Hadid, Architect, London
Luis Monreal, Historian and Archaeologist, Barcelona
Azim Nanji, Professor of History of Religions, London
Ali Shuaibi, Architect, Riyadh

2001 Award Master Jury
Abdou Filali-Ansari, Philosopher, Casablanca
Darab Diba, Architect, Tehran
Dogan Hasol, Architect and Publisher, Istanbul
Zahi Hawass, Archaeologist, Cairo
Mona Hatoum, Artist, London
Ricardo Legorreta, Architect, Mexico City and Los Angeles
Glenn Murcutt, Architect, Sydney
Norani Othman, Sociologist, Selangor
Raj Rewal, Architect, New Delhi

The nine projects selected for the 2001 Award were:

New Life for Old Structures
Various locations, Iran

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network

An ongoing project comprising more than 30 urban revitalisation and development initiatives in 21 cities throughout Iran.
Historical buildings are acquired, restored and rehabilitated as public facilities for the benefit of local communities.
New Life for Old Structures, Various locations, Iran.

A•t Iktel
Abadou, Morocco

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network

This project exemplifies a new approach to development, environmental conservation and the improvement of living conditions for a rural community. It includes the provision of social services, infrastructure development and the encouragement of economic activity and education.
Aït Iktel, Abadou, Morocco

Barefoot Architects
Tilonia, India

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network

A comprehensive development plan for the rural poor implemented with the rural poor has led to a number of significant building projects realised by the "Barefoot Architects", including teaching facilities, public spaces and accommodation for students and teachers.
Barefoot Architects, Tilonia, India

Kahere Eila Poultry Farming School
Koliagbe, Guinea

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network

The teaching complex comprises classrooms, student dormitories, and teachers' residences, all grouped around a courtyard and set within the natural rural environment.
Kahere Eila Poultry Farming School, Koliagbe, Guinea

Nubian Museum
Aswan, Egypt

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network

Intended to preserve and celebrate Nubian culture, the museum includes display areas, educational and training facilities, and extensive outdoor spaces for community use, all set within city of Aswan along the River Nile.
Nubian Museum, Aswan, Egypt

SOS Children's Village
Aqaba, Jordan

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network

Conceived as a village, the complex features modestly scaled clusters of individual houses built with traditional materials and set within a landscaped compound with walkways, play areas and other communal facilities.
SOS Children's Village, Aqaba, Jordan

Olbia Social Centre
Antalya, Turkey

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network

The new social centre is a series of buildings for students and teachers, and spaces open to the public, which are organised along a pathway forming an axis that binds together the disparate elements of the Akdeniz universitesi campus.
Olbia Social Centre, Antalya, Turkey

Bagh-e-Ferdowsi
Tehran, Iran

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network

The 30-hectare park is set in a series of steep, south-facing natural gullies leading to the higher slopes of the Alborz Mountains outside Tehran. It features stone-paved paths and steps that rise up the hill, with areas for sitting, refreshment and entertainment.
Bagh-e-Ferdowsi, Tehran, Iran

Datai Hotel
Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia

Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network

The hotel is set in a 750-hectare site, which includes a beach, untouched rain forest and a sensitive ecosystem of swamps, streams and wildlife. It is comprised of free-standing buildings, pavilions and isolated villas located on a ridge away from the beach front.
Datai Hotel, Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia

For more information visit the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture.

Modernity and Community: Architecture in the Islamic World

The book includes full descriptions and illustrations of the nine winning projects of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, as well as essays by Kenneth Frampton and Charles Correa.
Thames and Hudson , November 2001

November 12, 2001





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		The 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Aleppo, Syria On November 6, 2001, at a ceremony held in Syria at the historical Citadel of Aleppo, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network One of the Barefoot Architects (Tilonia, India), Mr. Mohmmed Rafeek, receiving his certificates from His Highness the Aga Khan. The occasion completed the eighth cycle of the program, which has a triennial prize fund of US$ 500,000, making it the world's largest architectural award. The Award program will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2003. Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network A special Chairman's Award was presented to the Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. Bawa's architecture is a subtle blend of modernity and tradition, East and West, formal and picturesque. It breaks down segregation of inside and outside, and of building and landscape. For more than forty years, the houses, schools, offices, hotels and public buildings designed by Bawa have profoundly influenced architects throughout the region and worldwide. During the current cycle of the Award, 427 projects were presented for consideration, of which thirty-five were reviewed on site by outside experts. The Master Jury selected nine Award recipients as exemplary representations of architecture that enhances the conditions of life. Informing the Jury's evaluation of architectural excellence were issues of environmental sustainability, social equality, cultural and historical heritage and identity, and human dignity. 2001 Award Steering Committee His Highness The Aga Khan, Chairman Selma al-Radi, Archaeologist, Baghdad and New York Charles Correa, Architect, Mumbai Kenneth Frampton, Architect and Architectural Historian, New York Frank O. Gehry, Architect, Los Angeles Zaha Hadid, Architect, London Luis Monreal, Historian and Archaeologist, Barcelona Azim Nanji, Professor of History of Religions, London Ali Shuaibi, Architect, Riyadh 2001 Award Master Jury Abdou Filali-Ansari, Philosopher, Casablanca Darab Diba, Architect, Tehran Dogan Hasol, Architect and Publisher, Istanbul Zahi Hawass, Archaeologist, Cairo Mona Hatoum, Artist, London Ricardo Legorreta, Architect, Mexico City and Los Angeles Glenn Murcutt, Architect, Sydney Norani Othman, Sociologist, Selangor Raj Rewal, Architect, New Delhi The nine projects selected for the 2001 Award were: New Life for Old Structures Various locations, Iran Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network An ongoing project comprising more than 30 urban revitalisation and development initiatives in 21 cities throughout Iran. Historical buildings are acquired, restored and rehabilitated as public facilities for the benefit of local communities. New Life for Old Structures, Various locations, Iran. A•t Iktel Abadou, Morocco Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network This project exemplifies a new approach to development, environmental conservation and the improvement of living conditions for a rural community. It includes the provision of social services, infrastructure development and the encouragement of economic activity and education. Aït Iktel, Abadou, Morocco Barefoot Architects Tilonia, India Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network A comprehensive development plan for the rural poor implemented with the rural poor has led to a number of significant building projects realised by the "Barefoot Architects", including teaching facilities, public spaces and accommodation for students and teachers. Barefoot Architects, Tilonia, India Kahere Eila Poultry Farming School Koliagbe, Guinea Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network The teaching complex comprises classrooms, student dormitories, and teachers' residences, all grouped around a courtyard and set within the natural rural environment. Kahere Eila Poultry Farming School, Koliagbe, Guinea Nubian Museum Aswan, Egypt Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network Intended to preserve and celebrate Nubian culture, the museum includes display areas, educational and training facilities, and extensive outdoor spaces for community use, all set within city of Aswan along the River Nile. Nubian Museum, Aswan, Egypt SOS Children's Village Aqaba, Jordan Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network Conceived as a village, the complex features modestly scaled clusters of individual houses built with traditional materials and set within a landscaped compound with walkways, play areas and other communal facilities. SOS Children's Village, Aqaba, Jordan Olbia Social Centre Antalya, Turkey Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network The new social centre is a series of buildings for students and teachers, and spaces open to the public, which are organised along a pathway forming an axis that binds together the disparate elements of the Akdeniz universitesi campus. Olbia Social Centre, Antalya, Turkey Bagh-e-Ferdowsi Tehran, Iran Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network The 30-hectare park is set in a series of steep, south-facing natural gullies leading to the higher slopes of the Alborz Mountains outside Tehran. It features stone-paved paths and steps that rise up the hill, with areas for sitting, refreshment and entertainment. Bagh-e-Ferdowsi, Tehran, Iran Datai Hotel Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia Photo courtesy the Aga Khan Development Network The hotel is set in a 750-hectare site, which includes a beach, untouched rain forest and a sensitive ecosystem of swamps, streams and wildlife. It is comprised of free-standing buildings, pavilions and isolated villas located on a ridge away from the beach front. Datai Hotel, Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia For more information visit the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture. Modernity and Community: Architecture in the Islamic World The book includes full descriptions and illustrations of the nine winning projects of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, as well as essays by Kenneth Frampton and Charles Correa. Thames and Hudson , November 2001 November 12, 2001