Aga Khan Award for Architecture: three UAE sites honoured for first time
Concrete in Alserkal Avenue has been shortlisted for the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
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Article Author: Aga Khan Award for Architecture: three UAE sites honoured for first time
Media Source: The National (UAE)
Date: 25 April 2019
For the first time in the Aga Khan Award for Architecture’s (AKAA) four-decade history, architecture in the UAE has been nominated - and not one, but three sites: Concrete in Alserkal Avenue; Al Mureijah Art Spaces, at the Sharjah Art Foundation; and the Wasit Wetland Centre, also in Sharjah. The AKAA honours innovations in…
For the first time in the Aga Khan Award for Architecture’s (AKAA) four-decade history, architecture in the UAE has been nominated - and not one, but three sites: Concrete in Alserkal Avenue; Al Mureijah Art Spaces, at the Sharjah Art Foundation; and the Wasit Wetland Centre, also in Sharjah. The AKAA honours innovations in Islamic architecture and design and is held on a three-yearly basis. "Being shortlisted for the AKAA is not just a milestone for Alserkal, but also a milestone for Dubai, as it is being recognised as an epicentre for broader dialogue on the role of architecture in this region," said Alserkal Avenue Director Vilma Jurkute.