1of3The vacant lot along Montrose Boulevard at Allen Parkway is planned as the future site of the Ismaili Center near downtown Houston along Buffalo Bayou, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.Mark Mulligan/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less2of3
Architect Ramesh Kholsa designed a rotunda area that leads to the prayer hall of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center in Sugar Land. The area provides a transition from the hectic outside world to the quiet and peace of the hall.
The pictures are of the Ismaili Jamatkhana (place of gathering) and center in Sugar Land. The building was designed by prominent architect Ramesh Khosla of Montreal.
The worldwide Ismaili Muslim community announced Wednesday it is moving forward with plans to make Houston the site of its first U.S. cultural center and to create an architectural landmark in the heart of the city that will reflect a spirit of tolerance, diversity and learning.
London-based Farshid Moussavi Architecture has won the commission to design the important new building on a high-profile, 11-acre site at the southeast corner of Allen Parkway and Montrose Boulevard. A rising star who also has taught for more than a decade at her alma mater, Harvard University, she was selected from a star-studded selection list of finalists that included David Chipperfield, Jeanne Gang and Rem Koolhaas.
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