Toronto Aga Khan Museum + Ismaili Centre | ?m | ?s | Aga Khan Dev. | Maki and Associates

3xotic said:
Sadly, those are the only ones I have seen. If anybody has renderings of the interior of the Ismaili Centre would love to see.
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3xotic - I've shared previously that there are numerous renderings in the book:
Under the Eaves of Architecture

See my post from December:
http://www.urbantoronto.ca/showpost.php?p=225746&postcount=261

I should add that the renderings of the Delegation in Ottawa were also limited - so that might be part of the plan?

Latest pictures of the Delegation:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/funkstop/sets/72157613507898331/
 
catcher_of_cats said:
There is quite a lot of postings (here's another) in this thread considering nothing is happening at this site.
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Yup - and you (and now I) just added more.

Regarding potential ground breaking dates, while as in the past, scheduling with the Prime Ministers office is always tricky, it 'should' happen very soon for the Ismaili Centre portion of the site plan. While it would seem later than expected, the Aga Khan is supposed to be in Canada in early June. The ground-breaking activity might be added to his Canadian itinerary - not sure.

Note - the above has him in Edmonton the afternoon of June 9th. He is also supposed to be in Cambridge on June 11th, which also happens to be 7 hours ahead. That means if there is a ground breaking in Toronto during the same Canadian trip, it would likely need to be June 8th or earlier.
 
This thread is getting tiresome. Please don't post anything until you know for sure what is going on with this project. We Bata enthusiasts are still licking our wounds over this one.
 
Book now on-line in entirety

The entire book "The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto" has been uploaded to MIT's Archnet.

Jodidio, Philip. 2008. The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. Munich: Prestel.
http://archnet.org/library/pubdownloader/pdf/10641/doc/DPC1954.pdf

The preface, introduction and architecture sections are interesting, particularly as you get to read insights of an internationally renowned architect regarding a building coming up in Canada. The images are much better than what we've seen to date outside of the book - the various vantages of the gardens highlight the diversity in the public park. The theatre will be very cool.
 
An exhibition from the Aga Khan Museum collection, which will find it's final home in Toronto in a few years, has just been inaugurated by the King of Spain and the Aga Khan in Madrid. While a building is important, to a museum it is most certainly also about the contents. I'm posting here within this context.

Press Release: Exhibition from Aga Khan Museum Collection Inaugurated by King of Spain and Aga Khan in Madrid

A related article in Art Daily:

Videos of the opening in Spain and the relating to the items on display:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRFLmcn6G0o
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1B252CBE32EFCC81

Various other related articles from national spanish media:
http://www.lavanguardia.es/cultura/...n-madrid-la-muestra-los-mundos-del-islam.html
http://www.publico.es/agencias/efe/230152/mundos/islam/caixaforum/catorce/siglos/historia/arte
http://www.adn.es/politica/20090604/NWS-1570-Islam-Reyes-Khan-Aga-inauguran.html
http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/cu...ita-en-Espana-sobre-Los-mundos-del-Islam.html

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The Subject Site clearly shown in the foreground from TWM's photo of May 27th ... no progress at all since demolition of buildings

Tridelwebmaster said:
Here are four photos taken from the roof May 27, 2009. Too bad light wasn't the best but you can see Toronto's impressive tree canopy has filled in nicely.

View west to Yonge and Eglinton
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Solaris said:
The Subject Site clearly shown in the foreground from TWM's photo of May 27th ... no progress at all since demolition of buildings
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You are correct in that there has been no 'construction' progress - I believe 3exotic has been keeping us informed on that front. Of course, detailed design on the museum has been progressing - something that is not visible on the ground. Additionally, there does seem to be significant progress with respect to the museum collections, which may actually be more valuable that the $200M-$250M cost we've heard about. When it comes to museums, it is about the contents first and foremost.

Site note - that is going to be an excellent vantage point when things do finally get moving.
 
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