page_title: Aga Khan Award for Architecture
section_title: Ninth (2002–2004)
hierarchical_section_title: Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Award cycles / Ninth (2002–2004)
caption_attribution_description: العربية: بُرجا پتروناس التوأم في مدينة كوالالمبور بِماليزيا ليلًا. English: The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur at night. Suomi: Petronasin kaksoispilvenpiirtäjät Malesian pääkaupungissa Kuala Lumpurissa. Français&#160;: Les Tours Petronas en Malaisie prises de nuit.
context_page_description: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community development and improvement, restoration, reuse and area conservation, as well as landscape design and improvement of the environment.
  The award is associated with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network.
context_section_description: The 2004 award ceremony took place at the Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, India.
  During the ninth cycle, 378 projects were nominated. Of these, 23 were site-reviewed, and the Master Jury selected seven award recipients. Notable among the recipients are the Sandbag Shelter Prototypes, developed by Nader Khalili to enable victims of natural disasters and war to build their own shelter using earth-filled sandbags and barbed wire. The resulting structures – made up of arches, domes and vaulted spaces built using superadobe techniques – provide earthquake resistance, shelter from hurricanes and flood resistance, while being aesthetically pleasing.
  Other winning projects include a primary school in Gando, Burkina Faso, that combines high-caliber architectural design with local materials, techniques and community participation. The Bibliotheca Alexandria in Egypt and the Petronas Towers in Malaysia are examples of high-profile landmark buildings.
  Award recipients:
  Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, by Norwegian architectural office Snøhetta
  Primary School, Gando, Burkina Faso, by Diébédo Francis Kéré
  Sandbag Shelter Prototypes (various locations), developed by Nader Khalili
  Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque (Asnaf, Yemen)
  Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme, Jerusalem
  B2 House, Ayvacik, Turkey, by Han Tümertekin
  Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by César Pelli
caption: Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur
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