Architecture And Polyphony: Building In The Islamic World Today

Aga Khan Award for Architecture

ISBN 10: 0500285330 / ISBN 13: 9780500285336

Published by Thames & Hudson, United Kingdom, 2005

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Presents the multifaceted architectural achievements that include restoration, landscape design, infrastructure and urban planning, and new buildings that have produced significant projects for Muslim societies since 1977. With 280 illustrations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Architecture And Polyphony: Building In The Islamic World Today
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500285330
• ISBN 13: 9780500285336
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

Valuable insights into a wide array of architectural practices, methods, and design solutions from the Muslim world. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture was established in 1977 to enhance the understanding and appreciation of Islamic culture as expressed though architecture. Previous winners of this prestigious award, which is given every three years, include such architects as Geoffrey Bawa, Balkrishna Doshi, Ken Yeang, Jean Nouvel, Charles Correa, Frei Otto, and Hassan Fathy. For this current cycle, the Award has paid special attention to identifying examples of the new types of architecture that are emerging throughout the Muslim world. The documented projects represent efforts in the categories of infrastructure, landscaping, community development, public urban spaces, and responses to the growing housing crisis in many Muslim societies. For the 2004 award, the steering committee included Billie Tsien, Jacques Herzog, Glenn Lowry, and Mohsen Mostafavi. Each of the winning projects is profiled and illustrated in depth, and critical essays consider the challenges and rewards confronting architects working in Muslim lands. 270 illustrations, 100 in color.