Aga Khan Museum, Toronto

Fumihiko Maki designed the Aga Khan museum of Islamic art in Toronto, Canada, completed in 2014. It is surrounded by Aga Khan Park, designed by Vladimir Djurovic, and opposite a large reflecting pool from the Ismaili Centre, designed by Charles Correa.

The Ismaili Centre rises as a jagged glazed peak in the midst of a white cylinder. The museum maintains a rectangular form, which contorts outward and somewhat mimics the Centre’s peak opposite it. The white granite exterior cladded is uniform and constrained. It’s art collection contains pieces from a thousand years of the Muslim world. In the center, a white courtyard filters light inside through traditionally latticed windows.

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