Don Mills Jamatkhana and Ismaili Community Centre Location Toronto , Canada Architect architects—Alliance Client/Owner Imara National/Aga Khan Foundation Canada Project Types Religious , Community Project Scope New Construction Size 47,942 sq. feet Awards 2023 ARCHITECT Progressive Architecture Awards Shared by Andrea Timpano Project Status Located in the Toronto suburb of Thorncliffe Park, the Don Mills Jamatkhana and Ismaili Community Centre will mark the site of the first Ismaili prayer hall in Ontario, and will also contain a gymnasium, library, food drop-off area, administrative offices, and multi-purpose teaching spaces.
Don Mills Jamatkhana and Ismaili Community Centre, by Architects
The Don Mills Jamatkhana re-defines what constitutes "highest and best use" in Toronto's suburban neighbourhoods. It will reinforce the work of a vital community gathering place, and offer a model for expressive, flexible community facilities outside the dense street grid of the old City of Toronto. The Don Mills Jamatkhana re-defines what constitutes "highest and best use" in Toronto's suburban neighbourhoods. When complete, it will mark the site of the first Ismaili prayer hall in Ontario and celebrate more than 50 years since the first immigration of Ismailis to the Greater Toronto Area. The Don Mills Jamatkhana re-defines what constitutes "highest and best use" in Toronto's suburban neighbourhoods. It will reinforce the work of a vital community gathering place, and offer a model for expressive, flexible community facilities outside the dense street grid of the old City of Toronto. Don Mills Jamatkhana and Ismaili Community Centre Wins 2023 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence!
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Award for Unbuilt Work Architects—Alliance Toronto, ON, Canada When complete, the Ismaili Centre and Jamatkhana of Don Mills will celebrate more than 50 years since the first immigration of Ismailis to the Greater Toronto Area, and mark the location of the first Ismaili prayer hall in Ontario. The layout and design apply Modernist idioms to the rich design 80 Overlea Boulevard: a proposed 3-storey institutional building designed by architects—Alliance for Don Mills Ismaili Community Centre and Jamatkhana on the north side of Overlea Boulevard in Toronto's Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood. Find out how to promote this project on UrbanToronto. Address 80 Overlea Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, M4H 1C5. A fly-through of a—A's design concept for the new Don Mills Jamatkhana & Ismaili Centre, a commission for Canada's longest-established Ismaili community. The site where the current Ismaili Community Centre and Jamatkhana occupies a one-storey building is found in a vibrant multi-cultural neighbourhood north of the Don Valley Parkway and south of Eglinton Avenue. There is sprawling ravine park space to the east, and the Ontario Science Centre northeast on Don Mills Road.
Ismaili Community Center And Jamatkhana Don Mills 80 Overlea Blvd
Atop the prayer hall, a roof garden provides respite and views of the Don River Valley. The four-square plan of the garden is a microcosm of the Jamatkhana itself, and three skylights create a sculptural backdrop to the plantings. Rendering by Shiri Visual Over the decades, Don Mills has opened its welcoming arms and helped many new immigrants to make Canada their home - including Ismaili Muslims.
Don Mills Jamatkhana and Ismaili Community Centre - architecture and design. WINNER OF A 2023 CANADIAN ARCHITECT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE A masterful composition of texture and natural light, with places for social interaction as well as spaces for repose. The delicate building skin adds magic to an otherwise simple and economical building massing. $675,000 By Edward Keegan, AIA This project was named an Awardwinner in the 70th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards, and was featured in the March 2023 issue of ARCHITECT. "I appreciate the ambition of taking something as mundane and often overlooked as poché and trying to reimagine it to open up new opportunities for living conditions."
Don Mills Jamatkhana and Ismaili Community Centre, by Architects
2025 Ismaili Centre & Jamatkhana of Don Mills Toronto, ON In Design 2025 institutional Ismaili Centres are found in 25 countries, marking the presence of this branch of Shi'a Islam in communities around the world. Don Mills Jamatkhana, Toronto, Ontario, Canada in Jamatkhana Canada Ontario Toronto Address: 80 OVERLEA BOULEVARD, TORONTO, ONT M4H 1C5 PHONE (416) 696-7882 Login to post comments 55237 reads Comment viewing options Tweet Images Similar links Downtown Jamatkhana Toronto, Ontario Greenland (wk ends) Jamatkhana, Ontario, Canada
