Stratford House was built between 1770 and 1776 to a Robert Adam design for Edward Stratford, later the Earl of Aldborough. The site was previously occupied by the banqueting hall of the Lord Mayor of London, even though it is within the boundaries of the City of Westminster. The house was...
In thisTEDTalk,Aga Khan Award-winning architectDiébédo Francis Kéréexplains how to build a community with clay. With his firmKéré Architecture, theBurkina Fasonative has achieved international renown by using local building materials and techniques to engage and improve local expertise. Watch as...
Aga Khan IIIThe progressive and politically active imam Aga Khan III, at a Paris horse racetrack in 1935.(more) Sayyid Mahdi Ali (1837–1907), popularly known by his title Mohsin al-Mulk, had succeeded Sayyid Ahmad as leader and convened a deputation of some 36 Muslim leaders, headed by...