Farshid Moussavi to design first Ismaili Center in the USA Farshid Moussavi將在美國設計第一個伊斯瑪儀中心
Iranian-born British architect Farshid Moussavi has been selected ahead of Rem Koolhaas, Jeanne Gang and David Chipperfield to design an Ismaili cultural centre in Houston, Texas.
The London-based architect will work with Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, Hanif Kara of structural engineering firm AKT II and Paul Westlake of design firm DLR Group to design the Ismaili Center for an 11-acre (4.5-hectare) site in downtown Houston.
Spearheaded by Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, the centre will be the first dedicated to the Shia Ismaili Muslim community in the United States, and the seventh worldwide, following outposts in London, Lisbon, Dubai, Toronto, British Columbia and Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan.
Ismaili centre to “bring Houston’s diverse communities together”
Moussavi said she was honoured to work on the project: “It will bring Houston’s diverse communities together in a unique space for cultural, educational and social activities.”
“Our team brings a broad perspective for the Ismaili Center, with diverse skills and experience in international practice, scholarly research, multidisciplinary thinking and delivering cultural projects successfully in the United States,” she added.
出生於伊朗的英國建築師Farshid Moussavi先後被雷姆·庫哈斯，珍妮·岡和大衛·奇普菲爾德選中，在德克薩斯州休斯頓設計了一個伊斯瑪儀文化中心。
這位總部位於倫敦的建築師將與Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects，結構工程公司AKT II的Hanif Kara和設計公司DLR Group的Paul Westlake合作，在休斯頓市中心設計一個佔地11英畝（4.5公頃）的Ismaili中心。
由伊斯瑪儀穆斯林的精神領袖Aga Khan帶頭，該中心將是第一個致力於美國什葉派伊斯梅利穆斯林社區，以及全球第七，在倫敦，里斯本，迪拜，多倫多，不列顛哥倫比亞省和杜尚別，塔吉克斯坦首都。
伊斯瑪儀中心將“將休斯頓的多元化社區聚集在一起”
Moussavi說，她很榮幸能夠參與這個項目：“它將把休斯頓的多元化社區聚集在一個獨特的文化，教育和社交活動空間中。”
“我們的團隊為伊斯瑪儀中心帶來了廣闊的視野，在國際實踐，學術研究，多學科思維以及在美國成功開展文化項目方面擁有多種技能和經驗，”她補充說。
The Houston site will be the second in North America, following the Toronto hub, which was completed in 2015
繼多倫多樞紐於2015年完工後，休斯頓工廠將成為北美第二家
Moussavi’s proposal, for a plot that runs along the city’s waterway, was selected as the winner of a competition on 5 February 2019, ahead of Koolhaas, Gang and Chipperfield.
“The evaluation and selection of these architects was both intense and enlightening,” said the president of the Ismaili Council for the USA, Barkat Fazal.
“The interest from many world-renowned architects for the opportunity to design an Ismaili Center was a reminder of the global stature that an Ismaili Center, and indeed any project by the Ismaili Imamat, holds in the architectural and built environment community.”
Design to “elevate city’s architectural landscape”
Few details have been revealed about Moussavi’s design but it will likely to follow the principles of the community’s buildings, which aim to protect the core values of the Ismaili Muslim community. Each centre is intended to merge the principles of Islamic design with the surrounding city to make them architecturally unique.
Moussavi’s design will be accompanied by gardens designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz, which also worked on Houston’s Memorial Park, and the nearby Tolerance Sculptures, a monument built to celebrate diversity in the city.
Moussavi提出的關於沿著城市水道的情節的提議被選為2019年2月5日的比賽的勝利者，領先於Koolhaas，Gang和Chipperfield。
“對這些建築師的評價和選擇既強烈又富有啟發性，”美國伊斯瑪儀理事會主席Barkat Fazal說。
“許多世界知名建築師對設計伊斯瑪儀中心的機會的興趣提醒人們，伊斯瑪儀中心，以及伊斯瑪儀伊馬特的任何項目，在建築和建築環境社區都佔有一席之地。”
設計“提升城市的建築景觀”
很少有關於Moussavi設計的細節，但它可能會遵循社區建築的原則，旨在保護Ismaili穆斯林社區的核心價值。每個中心都旨在將伊斯蘭設計的原則與周圍的城市融為一體，使其在建築上獨一無二。
Moussavi的設計將伴隨著由Nelson Byrd Woltz設計的花園，該花園也曾在休斯頓的紀念公園工作，附近的Tolerance Sculptures是一座紀念城市多樣性的紀念碑。
“Ismaili Centers are symbolic markers of the permanent presence and core values of the Ismaili community around the world,” said the Ismaili Community.
“[The Center in Houston] will enrich Houston’s diverse community and elevate the city’s architectural landscape.”
The Ismaili Center Houston marks a major development for the Ismaili community, or USA Jamat, whose origins in the states date back to 1960s. Today, there are communities in 25, with “a large presence in Texas”.
Ismaili Center Houston will be third outpost in North America
While the first in the US, the Houston site will be the third in North America, following the British Columbia hub and the Toronto outpost. The latter was completed in 2015 by Indian firm Charles Correa Associates and local studio Moriyama & Teshima Architects.
The project shares a patch of parkland with Fumihiko Maki’s Aga Khan Museum, which showcases a collection of art and artefacts that charts a history of Muslim civilisations over the last 1,000 years.
Moussavi developed acclaim in the architecturally industry as the co-founder of the now-defunct Foreign Office Architects – the studio she founded in 1993 with her ex-husband Alejandro Zaera-Polo. She established her eponymous office in 2011, and has completed projects including the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland and Victoria Beckham’s London boutique.
“伊斯瑪儀中心是世界各地伊斯瑪儀社區永久存在和核心價值的象徵標誌，”伊斯瑪儀社區說。
“[休斯頓中心]將豐富休斯頓的多元化社區，並提升城市的建築景觀。”
休斯頓伊斯瑪儀中心標誌著伊斯瑪儀社區或美國Jamat的重大發展，該社區的起源可追溯到20世紀60年代。今天，有25個社區，“在德克薩斯州有大量存在”。
休斯頓伊斯瑪儀中心將成為北美的第三個前哨基地
雖然在美國排名第一，休斯頓站點將成為北美第三，繼不列顛哥倫比亞省中心和多倫多前哨站之後。後者於2015年由印度公司Charles Correa Associates和當地工作室Moriyama＆Teshima Architects完成。
該項目與Fumihiko Maki的阿迦汗博物館共享一片綠地，展示了一系列藝術和手工藝品，描繪了過去1000年來穆斯林文明的歷史。
Moussavi作為現已解散的外交辦公室建築師的聯合創始人在建築行業中獲得了讚譽 – 她於1993年與她的前夫亞歷杭德羅·扎拉 – 波羅創立了工作室。她於2011年建立了自己的同名辦公室，並完成了包括克利夫蘭當代藝術博物館和維多利亞貝克漢姆倫敦精品店在內的項目。
FROM:https://www.dezeen.com/2019/02/12/ismaili-center-houston-texas-farshid-moussavi/>
