Children sit inside a classroom in an innovative school design in Gando, Burkina Faso. The Primary School won the 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture on 28 November 2004 for projects that have attained the highest international standards of architectural excellence while reflecting the values of the primarily Muslim societies the projects are intended to serve. The primary school &quot;goes far beyond its educational programme and exemplifies highest-calibre architectural design employing locally available materials and techniques, training and community participation and empowerment&quot;. EPA/SIMEON DUCHOUD-THE AGA KHAN AWAR