Today the recipients of the Agha Khan Award for Architecture were announced in Abu Dhabi. The shared $1 million prize, established by His Highness the Aga Khan in 1977,honors buildings which serve Muslim communities through excellence in design and program. 

The six 2016 recipients are:

• Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Marina Tabassum
• Friendship Centre in Gaibandha, Bangladesh by Kashef Chowdhury / URBANA
• Hutong Children’s Library and Art Centre in Beijing China, by ZAO, standardarchitecture, and Zhang Ke
• Superkilen in Copenhagen, Denmark by Bjarke Ingels Group, Topotek 1, and Superflex
• Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge Tehran, Iran by Diba Tensile Architecture / Leila Araghian, and Alireza Behzadi
• Issam Fares Institute in Beirut, Lebanon by Zaha Hadid Architects