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Winners announced for 2016 Aga Khan Architecture Award
Oct03

Winners announced for 2016 Aga Khan Architecture Award

The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced 3 October 2016 in a ceremony in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The venue for the winners’ ceremony, the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, was also announced by Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport and a member of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi. The winners are: BANGLADESH: 1 Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka (Architect: Marina...

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Pritzker 2014 goes to Shigeru Ban
Jun13

Pritzker 2014 goes to Shigeru Ban

The 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize has gone to Shigeru Ban, celebrated for his fusion of contemporary architecture with humanitarian values and innovative use of everyday and found materials. Ban, 56, professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design, will receive the award, often equated with the Nobel Prize in the field of architecture, at a ceremony 13 June 2014 at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Kyoto University said the award...

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Mauritshuis to reopen after refit
Feb20

Mauritshuis to reopen after refit

Mauritshuis, home of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring in The Hague, Netherlands, will open 27 June 2014 following a major renovation, writes SAJID RIZVI. Celebrated both for its architectural beauty and its holdings — most famously the Vermeer masterpiece but also the so-called Royal Cabinet of Paintings, about 800-strong — the 17th century building and the small museum within will reopen after a major rehang and other...

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