The Ismaili Center in Toronto, Canada is a mosque designed by Charles Correa’s architecture firm and finished in 2014, only one year before the architect’s death. The prayer hall has a large glass roof, which, wen illuminated from the inside at night, is stunning. In the above picture the mosque is reflected in a nearby black tile reflecting pool, producing a striking visage.

The inside of the prayer hall is similarly beautiful, with the sky visible from anywhere inside. I’m sure the glass ceiling is amazing at sunset or during the rain, and I wonder what it would sound like during a thunderstorm. I’m guessing it doesn’t hail much in Toronto, because I don’t think a building like this would make it very many years in Oklahoma weather. I very much like how the supports for the glass roof are visible, and I am very interested in the engineering involved in getting the roof to stand on its own. Sometimes great engineering is a thing of beauty, and this mosque is no exception.