Author: Steele James
Place: London
Publisher: Academy Editions
Year: 1992
Pages: 212
ISBN: 9781854901736
Subject: Architecutre
Sub-Subject: Islamic Architecture
Keyword: Culture Structure, Architectural Language
Classification: 720
Shelf: C4R4
Accession No: B630
Contents: Forhangingord, Essay, Commentary, Afterword, Postscript, Edited
Abstract: The 1992 selection of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture reflects the impact that global changes have had on the built environment in Third World countries, among which the destruction of the traditional cultural structure in rural areas and large-scale urbanisation. The projects selected that year, which address issues relevant to both the developing and developed world, are economically sustainable, humanistic solutions to difficult problems, and generate a new architectural language. They provide a valuable insight into an alternative design approach for both the rural and urban environments.