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Premier Campbell welcomed His Highness the Aga Khan, the Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network to Vancouver. The Aga Khan is visiting Canada on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee, celebrating 50 years as Imam.

With its emblematic high-tech architecture, the University of Technology Petronas provides an inspiring structure for progressive education in this rapidly developing nation. The Award will be presented to the architects, Foster + Partners and GDP Architects, and the Petronas Corporation (the Petronas Towers won an Award in the 2004 cycle).

Abida Parveen sings the Munaajat at a concert in Pakistan in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan.

Koudougou's Central Market introduces simple improvements to a traditional material - stabilised earth - to create an important space for civic exchange and economic opportunity, helping enhance and strengthen a mid-sized town in Burkina Faso. The Award will be shared by the Koudougou Municipality, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and the architects, Laurent Séchaud and Pierre Jéquier.