The Aga Khan Award for Architecture: Living Heritage
"Living Heritage" is the fourth and final webinar in the Architecture in Dialogue series and will discuss how the revitalization of cultural heritage can be used to improve quality of life and act as a springboard for social development around the world.
Hosted by the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) and Aga Khan Council USA with support from the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) and MIT Department of Architecture
Speakers:
Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis, Director and CEO, Aga Khan Museum
Azra Akšamija, Associate Professor, MIT Architecture, Founder and Director, Future Heritage Lab at MIT, 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Winner
Register at bit.ly/AKAA722
About Architecture in Dialogue:
Architecture in Dialogue is an exhibition highlighting the six winners and shortlisted works from the 2017-2019 cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The projects on display were selected from hundreds of entries and competed for prizes totaling $1 million. Now in its 14th cycle, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture is a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), a philanthropic organization that supports a wide range of activities aimed at the preservation and promotion of the material and spiritual heritage of Muslim societies. Established by His Highness the Aga Khan in 1977, the triennial Award is regarded as one of the most important honors in the field and granted to projects—from slum upgrading to high rise “green” buildings—that not only celebrate architectural excellence but also improve the overall quality of life of their surrounding communities.
About the Aga Khan Award for Architecture:
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture was established by His Highness the Aga Khan in 1977 to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of communities in which Muslims have a significant presence. The Award recognizes examples of architectural excellence in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community improvement and development, historic preservation, reuse, and area conservation, as well as landscape design and improvement of the environment.
View the virtual exhibition of 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners: bit.ly/
bit.ly/AIADCAKAA2019
View recordings of previous webinars in the Architecture in Dialogue series: bit.ly/BSAWebinarArchive
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