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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