Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat
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Ottawa -- 5 December 2008
Architect: Fumihiko Maki
Key features: The asymetrical glass crystalline dome with shade structure inside. Surrounding the atrium is a cast aluminum jali screen which partly encloses the space above.
"A secular facility, the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat will serve a representational role for the activities of the Imamat including its development agencies which constitute the Aga Khan Development Network."
(from the media release)
1 Comments:
Wow! Looks to be a fantastic space! Open, interesting, light, intelligent.
Excellent article about it in the Ottawa Citizen:
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/observer/story.html?id=62eba74e-c926-4291-9d69-a863f011e5ae
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