Singapore's residential apartment, Moulmein Rise, has been lauded for being energy efficient. The development was recognised as a tropical high-rise which uses low-energy strategies instead of relying on mechanical climate-control systems.
It won praise from the Aga Khan – an international architectural award that honours projects in the Muslim world.
The Aga Khan is given out every three years and this year, nine projects were recognised.
The results were announced in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday evening.
The winning projects, which include the University of Technology Petronas in Malaysia and the restoration of the ancient city of Shibam in Yemen, share a US$500,000 prize.
A primary school in Bangladesh that was hand-built in four months by architects, local craftsmen, pupils, parents and teachers using traditional methods with an innovative twist, also won acclaim.
The awards were established in 1977 by the Aga Kha, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. - CNA/so
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