The Ismaili Center, Houston is the first Ismaili Center to open in the U.S. and the seventh in the world. It represents both a milestone for the Ismaili Muslim community and a meaningful addition to Houston’s cultural landscape.
With a 100-year lifecycle, the 150,000-SF building is a major new architectural landmark for the City of Houston. It contains extensive cultural and civic spaces for the public, including an exhibition gallery, a black box theater, banquet halls, meeting rooms, educational spaces, a café, and a prayer hall, creating a vibrant hub for both spiritual reflection and civic life.
Set within an 11-acre site along Montrose Boulevard between W. Dallas Street and Allen Parkway, the Ismaili Center will serve as both a space of prayer and a venue for dialogue, culture, and education.
The Center joins a network of six other Centers across the world – London (1985), Vancouver (1985), Lisbon (1998), Dubai (2008), Dushanbe (2009), and Toronto (2014) – acknowledging the Ismaili community’s 1,400-year history and embodying the community’s values and ethics.
