El-Wakil wins classical architecture prize

By and Anna Winston Anna Winston Anna Winston 2008-11-11T09:20:00

Miqat Mosque, Medina, Saudi Arabia

Source: Courtesy of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture

Egyptian architect Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil has won the $200,000 (£127,000) Richard H Driehaus prize for classicism in the contemporary built environment.

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