MALAYSIA: Burkina Faso's central market wins architecture award

A Burkina Faso central market in Ouagadougou town won an Aga Khan Award for Architecture in a glittering ceremony in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. A central market in Burkina Faso's Ouagadougou city on Tuesday (September 4) won an Aga Khan Award for Architecture prize for its simplicity in creating a place for economic opportunity. The Central Market of Ouagadougou was designed by architect Laurent Sechaud from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, gave out the awards with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, This is the 10th cycle of the awards, which take place every three years and seek to recognise architecture in Muslim societies. Another winner of the awards was the rehabilitation of the Walled City of Nicosia in Cyprus. Representatives from the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities joined hands for the project in the divided city under a plan that began in 1979. A total of 343 entries were received for the awards of which 27 were selected, organisers said.

ITN Source | September 7, 2007

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