The Aga Khan Award for Architecture has announced a 19-strong shortlist including buildings by Marina Tabassum, Kéré Architecture and David Chipperfield Architects.

Projects from 15 countries have been shortlisted for the award, which aims to “identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of communities in which Muslims have a significant presence”.

Startup Lions Campus in Kenya is one of 19 shortlisted buildings

The prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture was established by Muslim spiritual leader Aga Khan and has been taking place every three years since 1977.

The 19 shortlisted buildings, which were all completed between 2018 and 2023, will compete for a share of $1,000,000 – one of the highest prize funds in architecture.

Marina Tabassum Architects’ demountable house is also shortlisted

Among the shortlisted buildings is the Khudi Bari demountable house by Marina Tabassum Architects, which has been developed as a response to the mass displacement of people living in Bangladesh due to flooding.

Also shortlisted is the Startup Lions Campus in Kenya by architect Diébédo Francis Kéré – the headquarters of a non-profit organisation that offers young Kenyans free training in information and communication technologies (ICT).

A bamboo gymnasium in Bali is one of three Indonesian projects recognised

Three shortlisted projects are in Indonesia, including the Arc gymnasium by Elora Hardy’s architecture studio Ibuku at Green School in Bali.

Also in the country, the Islamic Centre Nurul Yaqin Mosque by Dave Orlando and Fandy Gunawan was shortlisted, alongside a series of micro libraries by Daliana Suryawinata and Florian Heinzelmann.

The Wonder Cabinet is one of several Middle Eastern projects on the list

Numerous projects in the Middle East are included on the shortlist, including the Wonder Cabinet by AAU Anastas in Palestine, the Ned Hotel in Doha by David Chipperfield Architects and the Shamalat Cultural Centre in Riyadh by Syn Architects.

Two Iranian projects – a colourful domed cultural retreat on the island of Hormuz by ZAV Architects and Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran by KA Architecture Studio that won a 2023 Dezeen Award – have also been recognised.

The Morocco Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020 by Oualalou + Choi, which was designed to be converted into a culture centre after the event, is also shortlisted, alongside the Khan Jaljulia Restoration in Jaljulia, Israel, by Elias Khuri.

Along with the Campus Startup Lions, projects from Africa included the Revitalisation of Lalla Yeddouna Square in the medina of Fez, Morocco, by Mossessian Architecture and Yassir Khalil Studio, and the renovation of Dakar Railway Station in Senegal by Ga2D.

A colourful domed cultural retreat on the island of Hormuz is shortlisted

Projects on the 2022 shortlist included the adaptation of an Oscar Niemeyer-designed house in Lebanon and a circular school in Iran.

The photography is courtesy of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

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