Al-Karim Alidina, the president of the Ismaili Council for the U.S., welcomes the crowd to the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
Farshid Moussavi chats with Melanie Lawson during the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
A video of Mayor Turner during the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
Lina Hidalgo, center, during the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
Farshid Moussavi talks about the plans for the new Ismaili Center Houston, which will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
Farshid Moussavi chats with Melanie Lawson during the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
A model on display during the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
Farshid Moussavi, right, smiles during the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
Melanie Lawson interviews Farshid Moussavi during the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
A model on display during the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
Al-Karim Alidina, the president of the Ismaili Council for the U.S., speaks during the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
Farshid Moussavi speaks during the reveal of the new Ismaili Center Houston that will be located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway in Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.
The Ismaili Center Houston’s architecture and gardens will set a new bar in a city increasingly devoted to modern design and lush green spaces.
With a structure designed by U.K.-based Farshid Moussavi and gardens by Thomas Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects — a renowned landscape architect known locally for his work transforming Memorial Park — the new Ismaili Center will sprawl across 11 acres at the southeast corner of Allen Parkway and Montrose Boulevard. Ismaili Council president Al-Karim Alidina unveiled plans Monday afternoon at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
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