The aim behind this project was to provide a public garden which honoured new immigrants and their traditions. It is a small urban space, set within a larger park, and facilitates a public meeting of Danish and Islamic architecture, as well as people and culture. The design combines traditional elements of Islamic architecture (mosaics, symmetries, shadow hallways arranged around courtyards), with Danish context and materials (pinewood, shrubs, conifers, grasses). Symbolically and practically, this public Islamic garden acts as a binding agent between the two cultures.
Source:
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture, 2011.
