In a personal letter to architect Fumihiko Maki, His Highness the Aga Khan suggested the Museum be designed around the concept of light. Light, His Highness noted, has been an enduring inspiration for the world’s religions and civilizations since the earliest times.
Maki responded with a design that invites direct and diffused light into the building in ingenious ways. The building is positioned 45 degrees to solar north to ensure that all exterior surfaces receive natural light over the course of the day. Additionally, angular walls of white Brazilian granite, a material chosen for its resilience and luminosity, enhance the play of light across building surfaces.
FIRM: Aga Khan Museum
TYPE: Cultural › Cultural Center Museum › Landscape + Planning › Urban Green Space
YEAR: 2014
PHOTOS: Geoff Grenville
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