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Presentation panel with project description, city plan showing site locations, bird's eye perspective drawing of the old city, and general views
Presentation panel with floor plans, section and colored elevation drawing and before and after views of restored four-story house
Cobbles for pavement
Cobbles for pavement
Cobbles for pavement
Consultation with members of Shibam Cultural Club
Craftsman choosing colours with toy designer
Craftsman making wooden model Shibam houses
Craftsman making wooden model Shibam houses
2nd toll house

Shibam Urban Development Project
Shibam, Yemen

Aga Khan Award Winner
Recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2007.

The basic strategy of this development project is not one of historic conservation but of developing the economic, social and administrative base to ensure the vitality and continuity of the city within its new regional context. The programme has two main components: technical assistance and financial assistance, allowing owners and residents of the historic city to restore, upgrade and maintain their buildings. The other task of the  project is the revitalisation of the local economy. To date, about 100 owners have already renovated their houses.

Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Location
Shibam, Yemen
Documents
Shibam Urban Development Project Brief
Shibam Urban Development Project Brief
report
Rehabilitation of the City of Shibam
Rehabilitation of the City of Shibam
book section
Shibam Urban Development Project On-site Review Report
Shibam Urban Development Project On-site Review Report
report
Graphic Panel of Rehabilitation of City of Shibam
Graphic Panel of Rehabilitation of City of Shibam
graphic panels
Graphic Panel of Award Winning Projects from the Tenth Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2007)
Graphic Panel of Award Winning Projects from the Tenth Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2007)
graphic panels
Shibam and the Wadi Hadramaut
Shibam and the Wadi Hadramaut
magazine article
Intervention Architecture: Building for Change
Intervention Architecture: Building for Change
book
Associated Names
Omar Abdelaziz Hallaj
Omar Abdelaziz Hallaj
Syria
lead architect
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit
Germany
architect/planner
Associated Collections
10th Cycle: 2005-2007
10th Cycle: 2005-2007
Cities & Urban Development
Cities & Urban Development
Aga Khan Award Recipients (Sites)
Aga Khan Award Recipients (Sites)
Events
Completed 2000
Dimensions
81,000 m²
Building Usages
area conservation
urban design and development
community development
urban design and development
Keywords
Aga Khan Award for Architecture Winner
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Shibam Urban Development Project
Shibam, Yemen
Aga Khan Award Winner
Recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2007.

The basic strategy of this development project is not one of historic conservation but of developing the economic, social and administrative base to ensure the vitality and continuity of the city within its new regional context. The programme has two main components: technical assistance and financial assistance, allowing owners and residents of the historic city to restore, upgrade and maintain their buildings. The other task of the  project is the revitalisation of the local economy. To date, about 100 owners have already renovated their houses.

Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Location
Shibam, Yemen
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Presentation panel with project description, city plan showing site locations, bird's eye perspective drawing of the old city, and general views
IMG07045
presentation board
Presentation panel with floor plans, section and colored elevation drawing and before and after views of restored four-story house
IMG07046
presentation board
Cobbles for pavement
IMG16769
digital photograph
Cobbles for pavement
IMG16770
digital photograph
Cobbles for pavement
IMG16771
digital photograph
Consultation with members of Shibam Cultural Club
IMG16772
digital photograph
Craftsman choosing colours with toy designer
IMG16773
digital photograph
Craftsman making wooden model Shibam houses
IMG16774
digital photograph
Craftsman making wooden model Shibam houses
IMG16775
digital photograph
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Documents
Shibam Urban Development Project Brief
Shibam Urban Development Project Brief
report
Rehabilitation of the City of Shibam
Rehabilitation of the City of Shibam
book section
Shibam Urban Development Project On-site Review Report
Shibam Urban Development Project On-site Review Report
report
Graphic Panel of Rehabilitation of City of Shibam
Graphic Panel of Rehabilitation of City of Shibam
graphic panels
Graphic Panel of Award Winning Projects from the Tenth Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2007)
Graphic Panel of Award Winning Projects from the Tenth Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2007)
graphic panels
Shibam and the Wadi Hadramaut
Shibam and the Wadi Hadramaut
magazine article
Intervention Architecture: Building for Change
Intervention Architecture: Building for Change
book
Associated Names
Omar Abdelaziz Hallaj
Omar Abdelaziz Hallaj
Syria
lead architect
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit
Germany
architect/planner
Associated Collections
10th Cycle: 2005-2007
10th Cycle: 2005-2007
Cities & Urban Development
Cities & Urban Development
Aga Khan Award Recipients (Sites)
Aga Khan Award Recipients (Sites)
Events
Completed 2000
Dimensions
81,000 m²
Building Usages
area conservation
urban design and development
community development
urban design and development
Keywords
Aga Khan Award for Architecture Winner
Terms of use
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