The Ismaili Center, Houston: Design Preview
Established by Mawlana Hazar Imam for the Jamat in the USA and around the world, the new Ismaili Center will represent dialogue between faith and world, East and West, traditional and contemporary, and between humanity and nature.
After many years of anticipation, designs of the forthcoming Ismaili Center in Houston were presented today at a special event hosted in Texas and streamed live around the world. An esteemed design team shared plans for the site’s building and gardens with civic officials, community representatives, architects, leaders from civil society, and the media.
Al-Karim Alidina, President of the Ismaili Council for the United States, conveyed gratitude to Mawlana Hazar Imam for establishing the first Ismaili Center in the USA, and expressed his hopes for what Houston's newest cultural asset will mean for the Jamat, its neighbors, and the wider community.
“This center is designed,” he said, “with the purpose of serving as both a Jamatkhana for the Shia Ismaili Muslim community to come together for prayers, spiritual search, and contemplation; as well as an ambassadorial cultural center for the city and state, driving knowledge sharing and thought partnership.”
