First Ismaili Center in the U.S., Designed by Farshid Moussavi Architecture, Opens in Houston

The Ismaili Center and the Reflection Fountain. Image © Iwan BaanThe Ismaili Center in Houston, the first of its kind in the United States, was inaugurated on November 6, 2025, by Mayor John Whitmire. Designed by Farshid Moussavi Architecture and Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, the 11-acre site overlooking Buffalo Bayou Park establishes a new architectural and cultural landmark within Houston's urban and social landscape. Located at the intersection of Allen Parkway and Montrose Bou