• Farrokh Derakshani, Director of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, highlights the shortlisted projects for the 2016 cycle. Alnoor Meralli
    19 May 2016 | Ismaili Centre Toronto

    Aga Khan Award for Architecture announces shortlist at Ismaili Centre

    Farrokh Derakshani, Director of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, highlights the shortlisted projects for the 2016 cycle. Alnoor Meralli
7:00 PM
21 May 2016
6:45 PM
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The Ismaili Centre Toronto
Canada

Toronto, 20 May 2016 — The Aga Khan Award for Architecture held a special presentation at the Ismaili Centre, announcing the 19 projects shortlisted for the 2016 cycle of the award.

Presentations were made by members of the Award Steering Committee, Dr Azim Nanji and Hanif Kara, as well as Farrokh Derakshani, Director of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, who explained the impact that the award has had on Islamic architecture since its inception in 1977.
 
The shortlisted projects had been selected by the Master Jury from amongst 348 initiatives nominated for the 13th award cycle, and each was featured as part of a panel exhibition. Over 215 participants attended the event and many others had viewed posters of the projects in advance.
 
Established in 1977 and awarded every three years, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture selects projects that not only exhibit architectural excellence, but also improve quality of life. The Award is unique in its wide recognition of the roles played by municipalities, builders, clients, master craftsmen, and engineers in the realisation of a project.
 
Around the world, the Award is seen as an important influence in global architectural discourse, and in the built environment of the Muslim world in particular.