Aga Khan Park Opens

The park, designed by Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture, sits between the the Ismaili Centre, by India's Charles Correa and the Aga Khan Museum, by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki. The two buildings opened in September 2014 and, together with the park that sits between them, they "form Toronto’s newest cultural hub," per a statement from the Aga Khan Park.

Djurovic's design for the year-round park, which features trees and plants chosen to thrive in Toronto’s climate, is based on a traditional Persian and Mughalchahar-bagh (four-part garden). The formal gardens within the park have been designed to provide a place for contemplation as well as areas for public programming, such as the arrival of the Pan Am Lantern on 5 July.

Moriyama & Teshima Architects are the Canadian architects of record for the entire project.