His Highness The Aga Kahn
January 25, 2005
The National Building Museum presented its sixth prestigious Vincent Scully Prize to
His Highness The Aga Khan on January 25, 2005, in recognition of his contributions to promoting design excellence and improving the built environment in the Muslim world.
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.
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