Architecture Matters: Quoting His Highness the Aga Khan

Allan TeramuraBy Allan Teramura

Excerpt: In Shia Ismaili culture, contributing one’s individual energies on a voluntary basis to improving the lives of others is a central principle.

For those of us not part of this community, it is more than philanthropy; it is an opportunity to achieve what the Aga Khan has described as “enlightened self-fulfillment.”

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Allan Teramura is a Regional Director of Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and is an expert in the conservation of historic structures.

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