Steele, James — Architecture for Islamic Societies Today

London, Academy Editions, 1994. Hardcover. A navy casebound hardback book with the title in gilt across the front and down the spine. There is a glossy, full-color pictorial dust jacket. Pages: (5), 6-152. There are more than 160 illustrations, with most in color. Since the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was begun in 1977, it has been in the forefront of recognizing the full impact of social and environmental upheaval on the built environment in Third World Countries. In this volume, the jury's selection for the fourth cycle of the awards is presented. Contents are as follows: The mission and its people / Oleg Grabar -- Vistas / Charles Correa -- Ensursing a future for the past / Ronald Lewcock -- Complexity, coexitence and plurity / Suha Ozkan -- A search for meaning / James Steele -- Report of the 1989 jury -- Project descriptions / Selma al-Radi. VG+VG+: Both the book and the dust jacket are in excellent condition, with no tears. The book has clean pages and tight binding.