1989 - 4th Award Cycle - In this volume 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 civilisation. Furthermore, the award has sought to identify new methodologies and new conceptions to provide for an enabling cuture that would prevent a stagnation of the classical legacy, while recognising the living and inventive tradition in Muslim societies.