Architecture, Recognised: Aga Khan Architecture Award Exhibition and Public Lecture

Architecture, Recognised: Full September Series

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• Architecture, Recognised: Aga Khan Architecture Award Exhibition

  What does world-class architecture look like when it is judged on more than beauty?

  Architecture, Recognised brings the seven winning projects of the 2025 Aga Khan Award for Architecture to UTS – from flood-resilient bamboo housing in Bangladesh to a transformed metro plaza in Tehran.

  See the projects honoured for design quality, social impact and long-term value.

  Dates: 1–11 September

  Time: Mon–Fri 9am–6pm

  Venue: UTS Central (Building 2), Level 4 Foyer, 61 Broadway, Ultimo. 

  Free admission – no registration required.

• Beyond Design: How Architecture Is Judged (Public Lecture)

  Architecture is discussed through photographs, drawings and awards – but how is it actually evaluated? What separates a good project from an exceptional one?

  Speaking from inside the jury room, Farrokh Derakhshani – Director of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture since 2006 – unpacks how completed works are critically examined: design quality, social impact, cultural relevance, environmental performance and long-term value, weighed together into a holistic understanding of architectural excellence.

  Using the award-winning Community Spaces in Rohingya Refugee Response (Teknaf, Bangladesh) as a case study, the lecture offers rare insights for students, practitioners and anyone curious about how architecture is judged after completion. 

  Date: Wednesday 2 September

  Time: 5–6pm 

  Venue: Guthrie Theatre, UTS Building 6 (Peter Johnson Building), Level 3, Room 028, 702 Harris St, Ultimo, NSW 2007

  Free admission. Registration essential.