2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture recipients
Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh - The Mosque is a perfect square that sits on a high plinth, which prevents floodwater from entering the structure, allows people to sit and talk, and creates a separation between the sacred site and the busy street.
AKTC / Rajesh Vora
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 3 October 2016 – The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today in a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The venue for the winners’ ceremony, the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, was also announced by His Excellency Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport and a member of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi. The winners are:
- Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Friendship Centre, Gaibandha , Bangladesh
- Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China
- Superkilen, Copenhagen , Denmark
- Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran
- Issam Fares Institute, Beirut , Lebanon