Cover PageIn the rapidly changing tastes and styles of Western culture, the most highly acclaimed designs in contemporary architecture are often unconnected to the social and cultural contexts from which they spring. In contrast, in Islamic societies around the world, architecture often plays a far more responsible role, responding to the immediate needs of local and personal exigencies. As a result, some of the most humanist contemporary architecture is overlooked by the fashions of today’s international design periodicals.PhotoPhoto: Legacies for the Future - Contemporary Architecture in Islamic SocietiesAcknowledgments
Twenty years ago when His Highness the Aga Khan announced the creation of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, His vision was to focus on projects for Islamic societies around the world. It was an extraordinary and unprecedented gesture that has raised the level of discussion about architecture around the globe.Table of Contents