Space For Freedom

Space For Freedom

1989 |  English | 305 Pages | 105MB | PDF

This book chronicles the first decade and the achievements of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA), with special reference to the activities of the third cycle (1984-1986), and presents the winning projects of the 1986 Award. The title Space for Freedom was chosen to underline the commitment of the Award, in all its activities, to create an intellectual space where imagination can soar and the pursuit of relevance and architectural excellence can proceed in myriad ways, transcending a single architectural style or school of thought.

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Modernity and Continuity: Architecture in the Islamic World

Modernity and Continuity: Architecture in the Islamic World

2001 | English | 166 Pages | 110MB | PDF

Of all the major architectural prizes, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture is perhaps the only one that, in addition to celebrating the finest fruit that embellishes the tree of Architecture» encourages the roots that nurture the plant. 

These dual concerns place the Award in a truly unique position; for in order to make its selections, the Award must of necessity be concerned not only with product but also with process and the issues that generate that process. 

Thus, since its inception almost twenty-five years ago, the Aga Khan Award has been an extraordinarily inventive and courageous enterprise, seeking always to understand the fundamental issues of the societies it addresses and to identify those subtle but pivotal watersheds that shift our perspective and open up a world of new possibilities.

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Intervention Architecture - Building for Change

Intervention Architecture - Building for Change

 2007 | English | 195 Pages | 74MB | True PDF

The most recent cyclical monograph, “Intervention Architecture: Building for Change”, describes the 2007 award-winning projects and contains essays by leading thinkers and practitioners on the broader themes and issues discussed during the 10th Aga Khan Award cycle.

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Architecture in Continuity

Architecture in Continuity

Building in the Islamic World Today

 English | 194 Pages | 104MB | PDF

Architecture in Continuity has been produced to present the contemporary architectural projects that were honored in the second cycle (1981-1983) of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and to make manifest their symbolic, social, and cultural contexts. The introductory chapter, the survey of contemporary Turkish architecture, the essays on the mosque and the diary of a technical reviewer were all specially prepared for this volume. The Awards were presented in September 1983 and theTopkapi Palace in Istanbul at the gracious invitation of President Evren of Turkey.
 

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Architecture for Islamic Societies Today

Architecture for Islamic Societies Today

 English | 154 Pages | 53MB | PDF

Since the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was begun in 1977 it has been in the forefront of recognising the full impact of social and environmental upheaval on the built environment in Third World countries. In this volume the jury's selection for the fourth cycle of the awards is presented. The selected projects, which deal with issues pertinent to both the developing and developed world, demonstrate their timeless relevance. The visionary philosophy behind the awards has been to seek to encourage architects, builders, clients and users to learn from and add to the Muslim heritage. The idea has not been to compete with the established scholarship of Islamic culture but to reflect on the continuous relevance of the contemporary expressions of Islam as a religion, culture and civilization.


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Architecture for A Changing World

Architecture for A Changing World

 English | 214 Pages | 102MB | PDF

It was the novel vision of His Highness the Aga Klian to contribute to the quality of the built environment by recognizing the achievements of the institutions and individuals whose efforts deserved to be encouraged and brought to the attention of a wider public as possible solutions to the continuing deterioration of the built environment. An important decision was to situate this endeavour within the realm of the architectural profession. Thus began a reciprocal and symbiotic relationship between the architectural profession in the Muslim World and the Award for Architecture, which has been continuously enriched since 1977.

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Architecture Beyond Architecture

Architecture Beyond Architecture

English | 178 Pages | 51MB | PDF

This book presents the twelve projects premiated in the sixth cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. These awards are different from those given in preceding years, thus the book was a challenge from the start. In order to present what constitutes this new thinking about architecture and its content today, it was necessary to rethink the format and content of this book and its many audiences.
 

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Architecture and Community

Architecture and Community

Building in the Islamic World Today

English | 265 Pages | 103MB | PDF

To many Westerners, the Taj Mahal in all its splendor typifies Islamic architecture. Yet, the overwhelming majority of Muslims live on the very margin of human existence, far from such grandeur. The merging of Islam's rich cultural heritage with modern technology to help solve problems of individual survival in the contemporary world forms the heart of Architecture and Community. The fifteen projects celebrated in this volume are the winners of the first Aga Khan Award for Architecture, a series of prizes honoring the successful creation within the Islamic world of a modern architectural idiom that preserves indigenous forms at the same time it provides for the future. This is architecture of and for the people, meeting their needs and concerns locally, providing a setting for health and for life.
 

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Architecture in Continuity

Architecture in Continuity

Islamic Publications Ltd | 1985 | English | 194 Pages | 104MB | PDF

Architecture in Continuity has been produced to present the contemporary architectural projects that were honored in the second cycle (1981-1983) of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and to make manifest their symbolic, social, and cultural contexts. The introductory chapter, the survey of contemporary Turkish architecture, the essays on the mosque and the diary of a technical reviewer were all specially prepared for this volume. The Awards were presented in September 1983 and theTopkapi Palace in Istanbul at the gracious invitation of President Evren of Turkey.

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Architecture for Islamic Societies Today

Architecture for Islamic Societies Today

Academy Group Ltd | 1994 | English | 154 Pages | 53MB | PDF

Since the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was begun in 1977 it has been in the forefront of recognising the full impact of social and environmental upheaval on the built environment in Third World countries. In this volume the jury's selection for the fourth cycle of the awards is presented. The selected projects, which deal with issues pertinent to both the developing and developed world, demonstrate their timeless relevance. The visionary philosophy behind the awards has been to seek to encourage architects, builders, clients and users to learn from and add to the Muslim heritage. The idea has not been to compete with the established scholarship of Islamic culture but to reflect on the continuous relevance of the contemporary expressions of Islam as a religion, culture and civilization.

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Architecture for A Changing World

Architecture for A Changing World

Academy Editions | 1992 | English | 214 Pages | 102MB | PDF

It was the novel vision of His Highness the Aga Klian to contribute to the quality of the built environment by recognizing the achievements of the institutions and individuals whose efforts deserved to be encouraged and brought to the attention of a wider public as possible solutions to the continuing deterioration of the built environment. An important decision was to situate this endeavour within the realm of the architectural profession. Thus began a reciprocal and symbiotic relationship between the architectural profession in the Muslim World and the Award for Architecture, which has been continuously enriched since 1977.

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Architecture Beyond Architecture

Architecture Beyond Architecture

Academy Group Ltd | 1995 | English | 178 Pages | 51MB | PDF

 This book presents the twelve projects premiated in the sixth cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. These awards are different from those given in preceding years, thus the book was a challenge from the start. In order to present what constitutes this new thinking about architecture and its content today, it was necessary to rethink the format and content of this book and its many audiences.

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Architecture and Community

Architecture and Community

Islamic Publications Ltd | 1983 | English | 265 Pages | 103MB | PDF

To many Westerners, the Taj Mahal in all its splendor typifies Islamic architecture. Yet, the overwhelming majority of Muslims live on the very margin of human existence, far from such grandeur. The merging of Islam's rich cultural heritage with modern technology to help solve problems of individual survival in the contemporary world forms the heart of Architecture and Community. The fifteen projects celebrated in this volume are the winners of the first Aga Khan Award for Architecture, a series of prizes honoring the successful creation within the Islamic world of a modern architectural idiom that preserves indigenous forms at the same time it provides for the future. This is architecture of and for the people, meeting their needs and concerns locally, providing a setting for health and for life.

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