Moriyama Teshima Architects

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.

The Ismaili Centre uniquely responds to established Islamic building traditions, while incorporating contemporary architectural form, materiality, and construction methods. Designed by Moriyama Teshima Architects in association with Charles Correa Associates, the architectural language distinguishes a community that is informed by its past yet modern in its outlook.

The Aga Khan Museum is the first museum in North America devoted to Islamic art and culture. The museum is one of two buildings developed in a seventeen-acre site together with the Ismaili Centre Toronto and Aga Khan Park. The buildings are perched upon a small hillock that is visually prominent at the intersection of the Don Valley Parkway and Eglinton Avenue – two significant, heavily travelled arteries north of downtown Toronto.

This is a sample Project for Illustrative Purposes only.

Architects:

Jason Moriyama, Ben Feldman

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 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 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.