New Life for Old Structures - <p>This book contains the premiated designs of the eighth cycle of the Aga Khan Award&nbsp;for Architecture, held in 2001, with major essays by Kenneth Frampton, Charles Correa&nbsp;and David Robson. An international jury including architects Ricardo Legorreta and&nbsp;Glenn Murcutt, and artist Mona Hatoum selected nine diverse projects for this cycle&nbsp;that convey a successful negotiation between modernity and community. Also included in&nbsp;the book is a chapter devoted to the works of renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey&nbsp;Bawa, who was awarded the Chairman’s Prize.</p>
Modernity and Community: Architecture in the Islamic World
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book
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2001

This book contains the premiated designs of the eighth cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, held in 2001, with major essays by Kenneth Frampton, Charles Correa and David Robson. An international jury including architects Ricardo Legorreta and Glenn Murcutt, and artist Mona Hatoum selected nine diverse projects for this cycle that convey a successful negotiation between modernity and community. Also included in the book is a chapter devoted to the works of renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa, who was awarded the Chairman’s Prize.

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Baker, Philippa, editor. “Modernity and Community: Architecture in the Islamic World.” London: Thames & Hudson, 2001.
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Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Thames and Hudson
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Iran
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