China, Denmark projects among architecture award winners

Emirati and the other officials walk at the historical Al Jahili Fort during the Aga Khan Award for Architecture announcement ceremony in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. A children’s center in China, a bridge in Iran and a park in Denmark are among the six winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The winners were announced Monday in the United Arab Emirates city of Al Ain. The awards are handed out once every three years and are meant to celebrate architecture that serves and embraces Muslim culture. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) (The Associated Press)

Farrokh Derakhshani, Director of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, right, explains about the award winning projects during the Aga Khan Award for Architecture announcement at the historical Al Jahili Fort in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. A children’s center in China, a bridge in Iran and a park in Denmark are among the six winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The awards are handed out once every three years and are meant to celebrate architecture that serves and embraces Muslim culture. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) (The Associated Press)

Farrokh Derakhshani, Director of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, right, explains the award winning projects to Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Emirati Chairman of Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport and a member of the Executive Council during the Aga Khan Award for Architecture announcement at the historical Al Jahili Fort in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. A children’s center in China, a bridge in Iran and a park in Denmark are among the six winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The awards are handed out once every three years and are meant to celebrate architecture that serves and embraces Muslim culture. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) (The Associated Press)