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  [### In Memoriam

 ](/news/2025/02/memoriam) February 01, 2025 

 Upon learning of the death of His Highness the Aga Khan, I was deeply saddened and filled with a great sense of loss. He was a humanitarian leader of global dimension, a wise and eloquent public speaker, and above all a visionary. His worldwide... 

 

 

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   [### Aga Khan Award for Architecture Steering Committee Meets in Geneva

 ](/news/2025/07/aga-khan-award-architecture-steering-committee-meets-geneva) July 23, 2025 

 Professor Gülru Necipoğlu (lower right) attends the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Steering Committee meeting in Geneva, from June 26-28, 2025. Standing behind Gülru is Hashim Sarkis, Dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning; they are speaking... 

 

 

   ![Gulru necipoglu in Geneva June 2025 ](/sites/g/files/omnuum9891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-07/thumbnail_GN%20in%20Geneva%20June%202025%20cropped%20straightened.jpg?itok=PecMzcba) 

 



 

 

   [### Celebrating Muqarnas' 40th Volume

 ](/news/2025/01/celebrating-muqarnas-40th-volume) January 31, 2025 

 Muqarnas , the first journal in English dedicated solely to the history of Islamic art and architecture, celebrates the publication of its 40th volume in 2024. Up to this day, Muqarnas and the Muqarnas Supplements remain a vibrant platform that facilitate... 

 

 

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   [### Celebrating Muqarnas' 40th Volume, at Brill

 ](/news/2025/01/celebrating-muqarnas-40th-volume-brill) January 23, 2025 

 

   ![Muqarnas Cake, Hedda and Teddi](/sites/g/files/omnuum9891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/agakhan/files/cake_hedda_and_teddi.jpg?itok=CNK9PP-K) 

 



 

 

   [### Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Awards Lifetime Achievement Medal for Contributions in Asian Art goes to Gülru Necipoğlu

 ](/news/2024/10/smithsonians-national-museum-asian-art-awards-lifetime-achievement-medal-contributions) October 20, 2024 

 The National Museum of Asian Art has announced its 2023 recipients of the Freer Medal, a lifetime achievement award that honors individuals who have substantially contributed to the understanding of the arts of Asia throughout their career. This year, the... 

 

 

   ![Chase F. Robinson presents Professor Gülru Necipoğlu with the Freer Medal](/sites/g/files/omnuum9891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/agakhan/files/dsc01047-enhanced-nr_crop.jpg?h=a97a4532&itok=RlQHbPvs) 

 



 

 

   [### The International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) announces the winners of the Professor Hasan-Uddin Khan Article Award

 ](/news/2024/10/international-journal-islamic-architecture-ijia-announces-winners-professor-hasan) October 18, 2024 

 The International Journal of Islamic Architecture and the Award Jury is pleased to announce the 2022 winners of the Professor Hasan-Uddin Khan Article Award. Award Winner: Laura Parodi, "Kabul, a Forgotten Mughal Capital: Gardens, City, and Court at the... 

 

 

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