Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat
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)
posted by John MacDonald at
Friday, December 05, 2008
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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