Overview

• The 2025 cycle awards seven projects a shared $1 million prize for work cited as catalyzing pluralism, social transformation, cultural dialogue and climate adaptability.
• The program, founded in 1977 to honor architecture in communities with significant Muslim presence, highlights multidisciplinary teams including engineers, artisans, consultants and clients.
• Khudi Bari in Bangladesh introduces a two‑story, chevron‑braced bamboo house that can be assembled, disassembled and relocated to help char communities endure seasonal floods.
• Community and urban public space projects include the West Wusutu Village Community Centre in Inner Mongolia fostering multifunctional social life, the Revitalisation of Esna in Egypt advancing resident‑led heritage regeneration, and Tehran’s Jahad Metro Plaza reopening a station entrance as an accessible civic plaza.
• Additional winners model inclusive cultural and tourism infrastructure: Majara Residence on Iran’s Hormuz Island proposes a low‑impact alternative to luxury resorts, Vision Pakistan in Islamabad houses a vocational charity behind a concrete jaali‑inspired screen, and the Wonder Cabinet in Bethlehem uses standardized concrete framing to create a resource‑light cultural hub.