http://www.archdaily.com/796498/2016-aga-khan-award-for-architecture-winners-announced Video Courtesy of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture - Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh / Marina Tabassum Architects A refuge for spirituality in urban Dhaka, selected for its beautiful use of natural light. - Friendship Centre, Gaibandha, Bangladesh / Kashef Chowdhury + URBANA A community centre which makes a virtue of an area susceptible to flooding in rural Bangladesh. - Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre, Beijing, China / ZAO/standardarchitecture, Zhang Ke A children’s library selected for its embodiment of contemporary life in the traditional courtyard residences of Beijing’s Hutongs. - Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark / BIG + Topotek 1 + Superflex A public space promoting integration across lines of ethnicity, religion and culture. - Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, Tehran, Iran / Diba Tensile Architecture, Leila Araghian + Alireza Behzadi A multi-level bridge spanning a busy motorway has created a dynamic new urban space. - Issam Fares Institute, Beirut, Lebanon / Zaha Hadid Architects A new building for the American University of Beirut’s campus, radical in composition but respectful of its traditional context.

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