This is a video from the exhibition of a small selection of the AKM holdings that was recently opened in Kuala Lumpur. There is also mention here of the Toronto museum, possible future relationships, etc. Will be of interest to all following the Toronto AKM development...

The largest of the trees, the only new tree seemingly planted into the ground, seems to be in-line with the prayer hall's front window. Progress on the theatre dome is also evident in that second picture. I hope the final finish of that dome will look a little better though - is that the final...

The Aga Khan is currently in Singapore, having made a brief stop in Kuala Lumpur to open up the most recent traveling exhibition of a selection of artifacts from the Aga Khan Museum collection. The following link has audio from a Malasian radio station having an interview with a representative...

Thanks! Regarding DVP line of sight, I'm certain those types of considerations would have been made by the calibre of architects we're talking about here. When Maki did the delegation building in Ottawa, he got a bike and rode around the lot approaching from all directions. Certainly Correa...

From this picture Jim took yesterday (March 22) it looks like cladding on the East side of the dome over the AKM's auditorium is up. Hard to tell what it really looks like though given lighting, etc. Is the glow on the South side of the cultural centre's roof a reflection of morning sun, or is...

Jim - how does the cladding on the ismaili centre compare with that we've seen on the museum? it is hard to tell from these night time shots.

Thanks for the update Jim! Nice to see more progress on the cladding on the AKM / insulation layer on the ICT. I just realized that we've not seen a night time rendering of the entire site. Looking at the structures, lighting could really enhance the materials / forms!

Article about the upcoming exhibition in Kuala Lumpur of a selection from the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. http://islamicartsmagazine.com/blog/view/treasures_of_the_aga_khan_museum_architecture_in_islamic_arts/

New exhibition from the collection of the Aga Khan Museum to run from 30th March to 29th June 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Focus of this exhibition is architecture (I think similar to what was in St. Petersburg, but different from most of the others that have happened to date)...

Thanks to Meteor54 for the walk about photos! The set has 20 pictures. See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/15643394@N05/tags/ismailicentre/ The set includes larger sized images (3072 x 2304) Nice to see some final surface materials being added to the West side of the Ismaili Centre building...

Another couple from Jim on the Some interesting shots from Speed_graphic on flickr, including a couple inside and one off the roof: Hoping to see some close-ups and more inside shots of the ICT at some point!

Recent article about some of the construction challenges posed by the Museum. Steel hurdles for Aga Khan Museum build I didn't realize how large those angled steel frame skylights are. 4.7m is over 15'! Similar to the Ottawa delegation building, Maki has several tricks for the eye in...

There will definitely be more destinations for Torontonians and visitors to go and engage with, and that should help with the general vibrancy. While it is a number of years down the line, the Crosstown line (est. opening 2020) will certainly help!

I had noticed that also. Certainly it would have been something thought out, and as such I believe there are more elements coming. First, I noticed on certain renderings that there seems to be unique looking trees (or perhaps one large tree) that is off the SW corner of the museum that seems...

I believe people have been allowed to view the prayer hall during regularly scheduled tours at other Ismaili Centres. I can't imagine this would be any different. Certainly there would be rules in place, such as removing of shoes and the like.

Looks like they've been working on the auditorium dome in preparation for the final metallic material? See Jim's latest shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobby17/6778405991/in/photostream/lightbox/

After seeing the picture of those stairs, I thought it would have been neat to see progress from the inside of the auditorium also. Perhaps the next time they do a full set like this. Looking at the drawings (here) you see that the stairs are not in the dome area itself, and the space under...

For those with lazy fingers, a few sample pics from the links above: All Photos credited to: Imara Wynford Drive Ltd / Moez Visram There are many more pics and a very nice story at the links, so encourage people to check them out!

Update on construction of the AKM & ICT park via TheIsmaili.org Garden in the city will draw from the past to connect communities today and tomorrow There is also a construction update / gallery on that site. See: Gallery: Wynford Drive construction progress — January 2012

Construction progress - inside and out! http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1321/ Pictures from recent visit of the Aga Khan to the construction site: http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1320/ ARTICLE Garden in the city will draw from the past to connect communities today and tomorrow...