Moriyama Teshima Architects

“The new Rouge National Urban Park (RNUP) Visitor, Learning, and Community Centre, a collaboration between Moriyama Teshima Architects, Six Nations of the Grand River-based Two Row Architect, and Ian Grey Studio, will serve as the park’s primary welcome facility where visitors can learn about Rouge’s natural, cultural, agricultural, and Indigenous heritage. This building will feature an environmentally sustainable design, enhanced accessibility, and significant collaboration with the RNUP First Nations Advisory Circle and community partners.”

Fathom Studio in a joint venture with Moriyama Teshima Architects, have been selected to design the Awitgati Longhouse and Cultural Centre for Under One Sky, a facility that will celebrate Indigenous peoples and culture while providing community-oriented programming in health, education, arts, culture, and events. Under One Sky is a registered non-profit organization providing programs and services, educating, advocating for, and empowering a healthy and proud Indigenous community.

Place des Arts (PdA) is the first multidisciplinary art centre of its kinds in Northern Ontario; a cultural facility consisting of seven member organizations which stands as an influential site of excellence for Sudbury, focused on French-Canadian culture and community empowerment. Moriyama Teshima Architects and Bélanger Salach Architecture were together able to establish consensus amongst the seven strong voices to achieve a flexible design that provides services for a wide variety of uses and activities.

Inspired by Canadian landscapes and Arabic architectural elements, the Canada Pavilion is a symbolic representation of the strong cultural and economic ties between Canada and the Middle East. A plentiful, sustainable, and rapidly renewable resource, the selection of wood as the primary material expression of the Pavilion conveys an important message about Canada’s commitment to an ecologically minded and sustainable presence on the global stage.

The Etihad Museum honours the 1971 signing of the document that created the United Arab Emirates and celebrates the rich culture and history of its people. The dramatic entrance pavilion rests lightly upon a reflecting pool and plaza, its undulating parabolic curves representing the parchment upon which the unification agreement was written and its tapering golden columns representing the pens with which the document was signed.

The Ismaili Centre uniquely responds to established Islamic building traditions, while incorporating contemporary architectural form, materiality and construction methods. The architectural language distinguishes a community that is both informed by its past and modern in its outlook, inviting peaceful faith and contemplation, intellectual discovery and public outreach.

The Aga Khan Museum fosters knowledge and understanding of Islamic civilization through cultural programming and an extraordinary collection of Islamic arts and artifacts, drawn from the collections of His Highness the Aga Khan, Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan and the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London.

Light being the primary inspiration for the project, the building acts as a vessel that is both animated and sculpted by light in myriad ways: casting patterns on the exterior walls of Brazilian granite, enhancing interior spaces, or illuminating the open-roofed courtyard.

The Niagara Falls History Museum celebrates the local history and commemorates the Battle of Lundy’s Lane, a pivotal battle in the War of 1812. To support the museum’s expanded mandate as a national cultural institution, Moriyama Teshima Architects led a heritage restoration of the existing museum building, the 1874 Old Stamford Town Hall, and designed a 10,000 square-foot expansion that created much-needed new exhibition and archival spaces.

In a geopolitically charged world, the University of Toronto faced the challenge of accommodating spiritual pluralism within the framework of its secular mandate, while also creating opportunities for inter-faith dialogue and study. 13 years in the making, the design of the Multi-Faith Centre emerged as the solution to the burgeoning diversity and interest in the intersection of faith, spirituality, and university life.

The Canadian War Museum (CWM) is one of Canada’s national museums, including both permanent and temporary galleries, as well as an extensive artifact collection, storage, and conservation spaces. The CWM is the recipient of over fifteen national and international design awards, including a Governor General award, and several accolades for sustainable design.

The National Museum of Saudi Arabia was completed to celebrate the centenary of Saudi unification. The primary custodian of the Saudi national heritage and culture, the Museum is a place of learning and discovery, designed to sing out with quiet excitement and inspiration, to kindle pride in the Arab heritage and reverence for Islam. 

The Bata Shoe Museum houses one of the world’s most impressive collections of footwear, storing over 10,000 items spanning 4,500 years of history. The building is designed to pique interest at street-level and draw people inside – a two-storey transparent glass wedge breaks the limestone wall in two and spills out onto the sidewalk in a welcoming gesture that cannot be missed.