Six projects were announced as the winners of the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Award was established in 1977 to encourage building concepts that addressed the needs of communities in which Muslims have a significant presence.
Every three years the Aga Khan Award for Architecture identifies municipalities, builders, clients, master artisans and engineers who have played important roles in the realization of a project.
The six winners, who will share $ 1 million between them, were chosen by a nine-membered jury, which included: Anthony Kwamé Appiah, Meisa Batayneh, Sir David Chipperfield, Elizabeth Diller, Edhem Eldem, Mona Fawaz, Kareem Ibrahim, Ali M. Malkawi, Nondita Correa Mehrotra.
Public square | © Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Cemal Emden (photographer) REVITALISATION OF MUHARRAQ (BAHRAIN)
The Project, which highlights the World Heritage site?s pearling history, was first initiated as a series of restoration and reuse projects. The project evolved into a comprehensive programme that aimed to re-balance the city?s demographic makeup by creating public spaces, providing community and cultural venues, and improving the overall environment.

Children playing on the terrace | © Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Sanndro di Carlo Darsa (photographer)
ARCADIA EDUCATION PROJECT (BANGLADESH)
The Project in South Kanarchor is a modular structure that takes a novel approach to a riverine site that is often flooded for five months every year. Rather than disrupting the e...