Manifesting Light: Designing the Aga Khan Museum

This Being Human · Apr 28, 2026 · 31m

Before the Aga Khan Museum became a landmark in Toronto, it started with a letter about light.

In this episode of This Being Human, host Mai Habib sits down with principal architect Gary Kamemoto, who led the Museum’s design alongside the late Fumihiko Maki. He shares how that single idea—light—shaped everything, from the building’s geometry and materials to the way you move through the space.

Along the way, you get a closer look at the thinking behind the Aga Khan Museum’s architecture, and how it draws on Islamic design and ideas of pluralism to create something that feels both timeless and…