May 11, 2016 James Copnall Africa Editor, BBC World Service [image: The Thread cultural centre]AKDN A cultural centre in Senegal is one of the shortlisted buildings There are four African projects among the 19 on the shortlist for the Aga Khan Architecture Award. All the projects are meant to have some relevance to Muslim culture. The four are the Makoko floating school in Lagos, Nigeria, the Thread artistic residency and cultural centre in Sinthian, Senegal, and two projects in Morocco: the Guelmim school of technology and the Casa-Port railway station in Casablanca. They are competing for a share in the $1m (£690,000) prize. The judges will pick five winners, each meant to be an example of great architecture which improves the quality of life of those who use the building. So is winning the prize important to those on the shortlist? 'Yes!' says Kunle Adeyemi, the man behind the floating school, before breaking into a big laugh. You can look around the buildings here: Makoko Floating School - Nigeria https://youtu.be/VI9uxa-zTV4 THREAD Cultural Center - Senegal https://youtu.be/w0jTNiJndVc Guelmim School of Technology - Morocco https://youtu.be/pmSu3nSRDOs Casa Port New Railway Station - Morocco https://youtu.be/biY36BbWST0 -- Ann Marie "The art of living consists of knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore." -- Mardy Grothe ################################################################################################# Join the African Association of Madison, Inc. for $25 per year. Mail check to: AAM, PO Box 1016, Madison, WI 53701 Phone: 608-258-0261 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.AfricanAssociationofMadison.org ################################################################################################# *** Send email to the list: [log in to unmask] *** *** Access AAM list archives: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/AAM.html ***