Highlights:

Houston has opened the first-ever Ismaili Center in the United States, inaugurated on November 6 by His Highness the Aga Khan V.

The 150,000-square-foot Ismaili Center, set on more than nine acres near Buffalo Bayou, becomes the seventh global center in the Ismaili network.

The ceremony included Houston Mayor John Whitmire, members of the U.S. Congress, Texas legislators, and interfaith and civic representatives.

Architect Farshid Moussavi and landscape architect Thomas Woltz designed the facility, which meets LEED Gold environmental standards. - Advertisement -

The Aga Khan said:

“This building may be called an Ismaili Centre, but it is not here for Ismailis only. It is for all Houstonians — a place open to all who seek knowledge, reflection, and dialogue.”

Mayor Whitm

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