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2005 Scully Prize The Aga Khan: News Release
Vincent Scully Prize Presented to His Highness The Aga Khan
Washington, D.C.—The National Building Museum’s fifth Vincent Scully Prize will be presented on January 25, 2005 to His Highness The Aga Khan, in recognition of his contributions to promoting design excellence and improving the built environment in the Muslim world.
The Vincent Scully Prize was established in 1999 to recognize exemplary practice, scholarship or criticism in architecture, historic preservation and urban design.
In 1977 His Highness The Aga Khan established The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the world’s largest prize for architecture. Presented every three years, it recognizes not only architects for exemplary, contemporary work, but also clients, individual and large builders, governments and planners involved in projects that meet social development needs in countries where Muslims have a significant presence. In addition, through The Aga Khan Trust for Culture established in 1988, The Aga Khan has supported numerous conservation and urban revitalization projects in culturally significant sites of the Islamic world.
His Highness The Aga Khan is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Vincent Scully Prize will be presented to The Aga Khan at a black-tie gala to be held at the National Building Museum on Tuesday, January 25, 2005. His Highness will also participate in a public program the following day which will include distinguished speakers talking about the significance and impact of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and other current issues in architecture. Tickets for the award ceremony and dinner may be purchased by calling 202.636.8745. Sponsorship levels are available at $40,000 (Benefactor), $25,000 (Patron), $10,000 (Sponsor), $7,500 (Fellow), and $5,000 (Friend). Single tickets are available for $500, $1,000, and $1,500.
On Wednesday, January 26, at 6 p.m. there will be a public program titled “Design in the Islamic World and Its Impact Beyond.” Participating in this program will be the internationally distinguished architect Charles Correa from Bombay, India, and His Highness The Aga Khan. As part of the program, Robert Ivy, editor-in-chief of Architectural Record, will moderate a panel discussion.
Tickets are $25 for National Building Museum members; $30, nonmembers; and $15, students.
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