Architecture
Architecturally, the museum is expected to be of international caliber, a design of Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki. The 10,000 square-metre structure will be set within formal gardens and surrounded by a large park designed by landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic. The extensive site with be shared with a new Ismaili Centre designed by the famous Indian architect Charles Correa.
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