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Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 16th Cycle
2025 Shortlist Announced

On 5 June 2025, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) has announced the shortlist for the 16th cycle of the triennial award. It is comprised of 19 projects in 15 countries, from Senegal to China, that were selected by an independent Master Jury from a pool of 369 nominations. The AKAA was established by His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV in 1977 to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of communities in which Muslims have a significant presence. These projects set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning, historic preservation, and landscape architecture. They will serve as the catalyst for the continual development of programs, publications, and online presences that increase awareness of and build upon the new standards. The recipient projects will be announced in September.

About the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture 16th Cycle: 2025 Master Jury
    Nine globally renowned experts who have narrowed the 369 nominations down to a shortlist of 19, and who will choose 3 projects that will ultimately receive the coveted prize
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture 16th Cycle: Steering Committee
    Chaired by His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V and comprised of six leading intellectuals in the study of the built environment, the committee sets the priorities in each cycle and selects the Master Jury
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2025 Shortlisted Projects Videos
    5 minute video introductions to each of the shortlisted projects
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture: Monographs and Proceedings
    Each of the cyclical monographs & seminar proceedings of the AKAA represents an effort to examine, analyze, understand & influence the dynamic of development in the built environment of Muslim societies. As such, they grapple with the major issues impacting the development of the built environment & over the course of 5 decades.
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture Master Jury Reports (1980-2022)
    Statements by the Grandy Jury in each cycle that explain their process of thinking, themes that emerged and issues they sought to address in the selection of projects to be shortlisted for and ultimately receive the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture On-Site Review Reports (1980-2022)
    Every project shortlisted for the AKAA is visited by a team of reviewers who conduct an in-depth survey of the project, interviewing the architect(s), client(s), and users, compiling a report that the Master Jury uses to chose the ultimate recipients of the Award. See those reports in this collection
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture On-site Reviewed and Shortlisted Projects 1980-2025
    See every project reviewed by the Aga Khan Award for Architecture since its inception in 1979
  • Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme: Teaching Resources
    A collection of pedagogical resources developed through the AKAA and other programs of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture
  • 1st Cycle: 1977-1980
    This collection features the recipients of the 1st cycle of the Award (1977-1980), the cyclical monograph, and video from the first Award ceremony held in Lahore's Shalimar Gardens.

Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 16th Cycle
2025 Shortlist Announced

On 5 June 2025, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) has announced the shortlist for the 16th cycle of the triennial award. It is comprised of 19 projects in 15 countries, from Senegal to China, that were selected by an independent Master Jury from a pool of 369 nominations. The AKAA was established by His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV in 1977 to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of communities in which Muslims have a significant presence. These projects set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning, historic preservation, and landscape architecture. They will serve as the catalyst for the continual development of programs, publications, and online presences that increase awareness of and build upon the new standards. The recipient projects will be announced in September.

About the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture 16th Cycle: 2025 Master Jury
    Nine globally renowned experts who have narrowed the 369 nominations down to a shortlist of 19, and who will choose 3 projects that will ultimately receive the coveted prize
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture 16th Cycle: Steering Committee
    Chaired by His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V and comprised of six leading intellectuals in the study of the built environment, the committee sets the priorities in each cycle and selects the Master Jury
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2025 Shortlisted Projects Videos
    5 minute video introductions to each of the shortlisted projects
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture: Monographs and Proceedings
    Each of the cyclical monographs & seminar proceedings of the AKAA represents an effort to examine, analyze, understand & influence the dynamic of development in the built environment of Muslim societies. As such, they grapple with the major issues impacting the development of the built environment & over the course of 5 decades.
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture Master Jury Reports (1980-2022)
    Statements by the Grandy Jury in each cycle that explain their process of thinking, themes that emerged and issues they sought to address in the selection of projects to be shortlisted for and ultimately receive the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture On-Site Review Reports (1980-2022)
    Every project shortlisted for the AKAA is visited by a team of reviewers who conduct an in-depth survey of the project, interviewing the architect(s), client(s), and users, compiling a report that the Master Jury uses to chose the ultimate recipients of the Award. See those reports in this collection
  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture On-site Reviewed and Shortlisted Projects 1980-2025
    See every project reviewed by the Aga Khan Award for Architecture since its inception in 1979
  • Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme: Teaching Resources
    A collection of pedagogical resources developed through the AKAA and other programs of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture
  • 1st Cycle: 1977-1980
    This collection features the recipients of the 1st cycle of the Award (1977-1980), the cyclical monograph, and video from the first Award ceremony held in Lahore's Shalimar Gardens.