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The Steering Committee is the governing body of the Award. It is responsible for establishing the current eligibility criteria for nominated projects, for providing thematic direction to the Award in response to the priorities and issues that have emerged during the recent past, and for developing plans for the cyclical and long-term future of the Award. The Steering Committee which is chaired by His Highness the Aga Khan, other members of the Steering Committee are: Mohammad al-Asad (Founder and chairman, Center for the Study of the Built Environment, Amman, Jordan); Homi K. Bhabha (Director of the Humanities Center, Harvard University, USA); Norman Foster (Founder and chairman, Foster + Partners, London); Glenn Lowry (Director, Museum of Modern Art, New York); Rahul Mehrotra (Principal, RMA Architects, Mumbai); Mohsen Mostafavi (Dean of the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, USA); Farshid Moussavi (Partner, Foreign Office Architects, London); Han Tümertekin (Principal, Mimarlar Tasarim Danismanlik Ltd, Istanbul). Farrokh Derakhshani is the Director of the Award.

For each Award cycle, the Steering Committee appoints an independent Master Jury. Jury members are free to select from the nominated projects, based on the Award’s eligibility criteria. The Steering Committee also provides the guidance to the Award secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland on the program for Award activities, like seminars, exhibitions, lectures, and publications.

Projects for consideration in the 11th cycle can be submitted by completing an identification form, available online from the Aga Khan Award website, www.akdn.org/architecture.The website also lists detailed information on the eligibility criteria and submission procedures for the Aga Khan Award.

With a triennial prize fund of $500,000 the Aga Khan Award for Architecture is the world’s largest architectural prize. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is presented every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, urban or regional design, conservation and landscape architecture. To date, 100 projects have received the Award. The 11th cycle covers the period from 2008 to 2010. The Award has completed ten cycles of activity since 1977, and documentation has been compiled on over 7,500 building projects located throughout the world.

For more information please contact:
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
PO Box 2049
1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland Telephone: +41 (22) 909.72.00
Facsimile: +41 (22) 909.72.92
E-mail: akaa@akdn.org
Website: www.akdn.org/architecture

Notes:
As the cultural agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), the Trust leverages cultural heritage as a means of supporting and catalysing development. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is part of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), which has a wide range of activities aimed at the preservation and promotion of the material and spiritual heritage of Muslim societies. The Museums Project coordinates the development of a number of museum and exhibition projects, including three ongoing museum projects in Cairo, Toronto and Zanzibar. Its programmes include the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme (HCP), which works to revitalise historic cities in the Muslim world, both culturally and socioeconomically. Over the last decade, it has been engaged in the rehabilitation of historic areas in Cairo, Kabul, Herat, Aleppo, Delhi, Lahore, Zanzibar, Mostar, northern Pakistan, Timbuktu and Mopti. The Trust supports the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and www.ArchNet.org, a major online resource on architecture in Muslim societies. The Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia (AKMICA) supports the efforts of Central Asian musicians and communities to sustain, further develop and transmit musical traditions that are a vital part of their cultural heritage.

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of private develThe Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) seeks to strengthen the role of the private sector in developing countries by supporting private sector initiatives in the development process. opment agencies working to empower communities and individuals to improve living conditions and opportunities, especially in Central and South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. AKDN agencies work for the common good of all citizens, regardless of their gender, origin or religion. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) focuses on rural development, health, education, and the environment. The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) operates schools and educational programmes, and the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) runs health centres, dispensaries and hospitals. The institutions of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) help underprivileged people expand their income and become self-reliant. The Aga Khan Planning and Building Services (AKPBS) works to improve design and construction, village planning, sanitation and water supply systems and natural hazard mitigation.


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