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This monograph was conceived and directed under the guidance of the members of the 2001 Award Steering Committee. Descriptions of the winning projects are based on the written reports of the technical reviewers who visited each project on site. Design and layout of the book were undertaken by Armand Mevis and Linda van Deursen (Mevis & van Dursen, Amsterdam), Lucas Dietrich coordinated the publication at Thames & Hudson, and Philippa Baker edited the texts. Special thanks to H. Peter Dusk.Table of ContentsThe objective of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture is to enhance the practice and understanding of architecture in Islamic societies. Since it was founded, the Award has bought to architects and clients a heightened awareness of architectural history and cultural specificity of place and climate, and of building materials and construction techniqCover PageModernity and Community: Architecture in the IslamAcknowledgments This monograph was conceived and Table of ContentsThe objective of the Aga Khan Award for ArchitectuOf all the major architectural prizes, the Aga KhaModernization and Local Culture The eighth cycl