Aga Khan: Architects must find solutions "to help people live together in dignity"
His Highness the Aga Khan and Mintimer Shaimiev, State Counsellor of the Republic of Tatarstan with the recipients of the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
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Article Author: Aga Khan: Architects must find solutions "to help people live together in dignity"
Media Source: The National (UAE)
Date: 15 September 2019
The Aga Khan has called on architects to find solutions to "the daunting task of helping one another to live together in dignity" in the face of increased economic inequality, as well as the rising threat of climate change. The spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslim community and the award's benefactor also pushed Muslims to…
The Aga Khan has called on architects to find solutions to "the daunting task of helping one another to live together in dignity" in the face of increased economic inequality, as well as the rising threat of climate change. The spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslim community and the award's benefactor also pushed Muslims to engage with the natural world and the challenges it poses. Speaking at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture presentation ceremony in Kazan, Russia, His Highness said: "Human challenges seem to intensify at an accelerating pace these days – climate change, economic inequalities, epidemics, political polarisation, population displacements and the daunting task of helping one another to live together in dignity."