Charles Correa’s crystalline Islamic centre

Charles Correa’s crystalline Islamic centre joins the Aga Khan Museum in a Toronto park

A faceted glass dome peaks above the prayer hall of Toronto’s new Charles Correa-designed Islamic cultural centre, which shares a patch of parkland with Fumihiko Maki’s Aga Khan Museum.

Charles Correa's crystalline Islamic centre joins the Aga Khan Museum in a Toronto park
The panes of translucent glass diffuse the bright sunlight during the day, but allow the dome to glow like a beacon at night when the space is illuminated from within.

 

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