A Tunisian project was among five projects selected for the prestigious 2010 Aga Khan Award for architecture, TAP reported on Monday .
The award winning projects were announced at ceremony held on November 24 at the Qatar Museum of Islamic Art.
The ceremony was chaired by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, his spouse, Sheikha Mosa and Prince Karim, the Aga Khan who handed the prize to the Mayor of the city of Tunis.
The five projects selected for the prestigious award are the Wadi Hanifa Wetlands (Saudi Arabia), the Revitalization of the Hypercentre of Tunis, Tunisia, Madina Al Zahra Museum, Cordoba, Spain, Ipekyol Textile Factory, Edirne, Turkey, and Bridge School, Xiashi, Fujian, China.
The Tunisian project involved the refurbishment of a central area of the capita; it was carried out by the Association of the Preservation of the Tunis Medina ( ASM).
In a statement to TAP, Mrs. Samia Yaiche , the project's lead architect said that the Award is "a testimony to the success and efficiency of Tunisia's urban rehabilitation policy".
Since its creation 33 years ago, 105 projects have received the Aga Khan Award and more than 7500 building projects have been documented.
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