Projects by architects including Marina Tabassum and ZAV Architects in locations such as Palestine, Bangladesh and Iran are among the winners of the 2025 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. More about Winners of Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2025 revealed
Iranian practice ZAV Architects drew on the colourful landscape of the island of Hormuz for this holiday community that is housed in around 200 brightly coloured domes overlooking the Persian Gulf. More about ZAV Architects creates colourful domed cultural retreat on Iranian island of Hormuz
Two red cement-clad domes are connected by a long set of steps to form the Rong Cultural Centre, overlooking the Persian Gulf on the island of Hormuz in Iran. More about ZAV Architects tops cultural centre with steps overlooking the Persian Gulf
Balconies with adjustable covers pepper the brick facade of the Habitat for Orphan Girls designed by ZAV Architects in Khansar, Iran. More about ZAV Architects completes home with veiled balconies for orphaned Iranian girls
Tehran studio Zav Architects designed this boxy house in northern Iran as a series of enclosed living units surrounded by open-air platforms and social spaces with views across the rural landscape. More about Zav Architects designs Iranian house as a belvedere featuring open-air viewing platforms