The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, established and funded by Aga Khan IV to recognize architectural excellence and community improvement -- including restoration efforts. The program statement from the Aga Khan Development Network explains that their efforts focus on "societies in which Muslims have a significant presence."

Award Winners

Hassan Fathy, 1980

Rifat Chadirji , 1986

Jean Nouvel, 1987 for l'"institut du monde arabe ", Paris

Geoffrey Bawa , 2001

See also Islamic architecture