EXAMINATION OF THE RELATION BETWEEN LOCAL CULTURE-CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE ON THE AGA KHAN FOR ARCHITECTURE AWARD-WINNING PALESTINIAN MUSEUM

Abstract

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture was established in 1977 by the Aga Khan to identify and support architectural projects that successfully meet the needs and demands of all communities living in Muslim populated geographies. Award given in three-year periods; promotes examples of architectural excellence in contemporary design, social housing, historic preservation, reuse, landscape design, and environmental improvement. Today it is considered one of the most famous and prestigious awards of its kind. Since the award was given, 122 projects have been deemed worthy of this award.
The aim of the study is to analyze whether the Palestinian Museum, which won the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, melts local and modern in the same crucible in many titles such as topography, environmental texture-relationship with nature, being a model in the production of similar buildings, the use of local materials and natural light, the use of modern materials and technology in design. In this direction, the criteria for the Aga Khan for Architecture Award-winning Museum project to be awarded were determined, and it was discussed how much it intersected the modern and the local. As a result of the study, it was determined that the local was successfully synthesized and used with the contemporary in the Palestinian Museum, which is a strong example of cultural identity.