Burkina Faso, Yemen, and Singapore /

Throughout the Islamic world the Aga Khan Award recognizes architectural excellence in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community improvement, as well as landscaping and environmental issues. This four-part series takes a close look at the 9 last winners of this very coveted award...

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Other Authors: Sebastian, Dee (Narrator), Jacobson-Gonzalez, Maximillian (Director), Walsh, Melissa (Producer) (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Paris : Ampersand, 2013.
Series:Art and architecture in video
Building for Islam ; episode 2
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Throughout the Islamic world the Aga Khan Award recognizes architectural excellence in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community improvement, as well as landscaping and environmental issues. This four-part series takes a close look at the 9 last winners of this very coveted award and their accomplishments from the rehabilitation of the old city of Shibam in Yemen, to the design of the brand new University of Technology of Petronas in Malaysia.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 10, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (22 min.).
Playing Time:00:21:41