{"id":117806,"date":"2025-07-23T10:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?post_type=metro_profile&#038;p=117806"},"modified":"2025-07-23T10:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:40:17","slug":"asif-khans-architecture-as-art-practice","status":"publish","type":"metro_profile","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/profiles\/asif-khans-architecture-as-art-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Asif Khan\u2019s Architecture as Art Practice\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1292\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//07//Tselinny_key_image_cAsif_Khan_2025-1.jpg/" alt=\"A wavy facade fitted inside a box like building structure with kids playing outside on a snowy day.\" class=\"wp-image-117815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_key_image_cAsif_Khan_2025-1.jpg 1792w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_key_image_cAsif_Khan_2025-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_key_image_cAsif_Khan_2025-1-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_key_image_cAsif_Khan_2025-1-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_key_image_cAsif_Khan_2025-1-1536x1107.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tselinny Exterior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-header_intro none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">July 23, 2025<\/p>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Asif Khan\u2019s Architecture as Art Practice\u00a0<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"summary size-regular\">The London-based architect believes that architectural expression has the power to transform cultural perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>By: <\/span><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"//tag//debika-ray/">Debika Ray<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"social-share\"><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//sharer//sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprofiles%2Fasif-khans-architecture-as-art-practice%2F\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 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href=https://metropolismag.com/"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprofiles%2Fasif-khans-architecture-as-art-practice%2F&amp;subject=Asif+Khan%E2%80%99s+Architecture+as+Art+Practice%C2%A0\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 12.713l-11.985-9.713h23.97l-11.985 9.713zm0 2.574l-12-9.725v15.438h24v-15.438l-12 9.725z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column empty-header-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap size-regular\">Asif Khan is in a contemplative mood. When we speak, the London-based architect has just returned from Saudi Arabia, having taken his parents to see an artwork he created for this year\u2019s <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.asif-khan.com//projects///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah<\/a>: the Glass Qur\u2019an is a perfect facsimile of the central Islamic religious text, with each of the 600 pages recreated in 0.1 millimeter thick glass and hand-gilded calligraphy. \u201cMy dad was very emotional,\u201d he recalls, explaining that it was the first time the family had visited the country and done umrah (the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be done anytime of the year) together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The trip isn\u2019t the only reason for this moment of pause. Last year, he tells me, he had heart surgery\u2014which gave him a profound shift in perspective. \u201cI felt [before the surgery] as if there was nothing left to lose, and that I needed to make my final statements about why I\u2019m here,\u201d he says. The result was a renewed sense of clarity about what ties together his body of work. \u201cI now understand that I approach architecture as an art practice,\u201d he explains. \u201cA building has the power to change the way you think, and the purpose of art is also to transform our perspectives\u2014that\u2019s my interest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1865\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//07//Tselinny_interior_c_Asif_Khan_2025-scaled.jpg/" alt=\"Inside an all white bright lit museum floor with a sculpture and lots of people viewing the art. The walls are carved with intricate art.\" class=\"wp-image-117813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_interior_c_Asif_Khan_2025-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_interior_c_Asif_Khan_2025-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_interior_c_Asif_Khan_2025-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_interior_c_Asif_Khan_2025-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_interior_c_Asif_Khan_2025-1536x1119.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny_interior_c_Asif_Khan_2025-2048x1492.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tselinny Interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">It all makes sense when you look at the expressive nature of his current range of projects. Take the renewal of <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.asif-khan.com//project//barbican-renewal///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London\u2019s Barbican Centre<\/a>\u2014this, he says, is \u201cabout my father,\u201d with whom he visited the arts venue and residential development as a child. \u201cHe always dreamed of living in the Barbican\u2014the lake there reminded him of the Mughal Shalimar Gardens in Lahore,\u201d he says. Also in his hometown is the highly anticipated London Museum, which is relocating to the 850-year-old former meat market, Smithfield next year. <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//asifkhan.now//?hl=en\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Khan<\/a> has designed what he calls a \u201ccoral reef\u201d for culture, using the 47 shop fronts around the perimeter as space for the <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//projects//mario-cucinellas-etruscan-art-museum-dives-through-the-layers-of-history///">museum<\/a> to curate partnerships with smaller organizations. \u201cA museum that faces the city can continuously absorb it into its facade and become a protagonist in its future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Five years away from completion is his <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.mesura.eu//projects//museum-of-the-incense-road/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Museum of the Incense Road in Saudi Arabia<\/a>. Located along an ancient trade route, it will only be open at night. \u201cThe caravans along the incense road would have moved at night, so you\u2019ll arrive there in the right state of mind and with a sense of smell that\u2019s 20 percent stronger than in the daytime,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2055\" height=\"1370\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//07//Rustam-Khalfin-exhibition-Tselinny-Temporary-2020.-credits-@ateliercauchemar.jpg/" alt=\"An all black room with studio lights showing 2D pieces of abstract art.\" class=\"wp-image-117810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rustam-Khalfin-exhibition-Tselinny-Temporary-2020.-credits-@ateliercauchemar.jpg 2055w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rustam-Khalfin-exhibition-Tselinny-Temporary-2020.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rustam-Khalfin-exhibition-Tselinny-Temporary-2020.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rustam-Khalfin-exhibition-Tselinny-Temporary-2020.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rustam-Khalfin-exhibition-Tselinny-Temporary-2020.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rustam-Khalfin-exhibition-Tselinny-Temporary-2020.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2055px) 100vw, 2055px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rustam Khalfin exhibition, Tselinny<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//07//Beginning_-project.-Exhibition-on-Almaty_s-Architecture-of-Soviet-Modernism-Tselinny-Center-20181-scaled.jpg/" alt=\"A back lit flooring with people interacting and reading about the art installations in a dark space. \" class=\"wp-image-117808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beginning_-project.-Exhibition-on-Almaty_s-Architecture-of-Soviet-Modernism-Tselinny-Center-20181-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beginning_-project.-Exhibition-on-Almaty_s-Architecture-of-Soviet-Modernism-Tselinny-Center-20181-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beginning_-project.-Exhibition-on-Almaty_s-Architecture-of-Soviet-Modernism-Tselinny-Center-20181-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beginning_-project.-Exhibition-on-Almaty_s-Architecture-of-Soviet-Modernism-Tselinny-Center-20181-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beginning_-project.-Exhibition-on-Almaty_s-Architecture-of-Soviet-Modernism-Tselinny-Center-20181-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beginning_-project.-Exhibition-on-Almaty_s-Architecture-of-Soviet-Modernism-Tselinny-Center-20181-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rustam Khalfin exhibition, Tselinny<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Most recently, Khan completed a major project in Kazakhstan\u2019s capital Alamaty: the conversion of Central Asia\u2019s largest Soviet-era cinema into the <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.tselinny.org//en/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture<\/a>. The name is the Russian term for <em>terra nullius<\/em>\u2014the Soviets in the mid 20th century saw the Kazah steppe as barren and uninhabited, and swept aside the nomadic people who lived there through cultivation and development. In renovating this modernist building\u2014a remnant of that era\u2014Khan\u2019s embraced its public importance, while addressing the painful histories it represented. \u201cIt&#8217;s about disarming a building with a colonial legacy, so it channels the past without being in its shadow and becomes a blank canvas for a new generation of artists,\u201d he says. \u201cThere are echoes there of my own connections to Empire and the colonization of the Indian subcontinent, so it\u2019s also helped me to understand more about myself.\u201d His most striking addition is a new facade, with a combination of full height sweeping white vertical fins, and embedded motifs inspired by nomadic cosmology.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Owing to his diasporic upbringing and international familial connections, Khan sees himself as a cultural polyglot\u2014and it&#8217;s this that he sees as his most powerful tool. \u201cAs a migrant, you\u2019re able to see things others can\u2019t\u2014you can almost look into the heart of what a culture is about and, once you understand it, you can translate it and transform the place you&#8217;re in.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2081\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//07//Tselinny-Temporary-2021.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-scaled.jpg/" alt=\"Exterior of an glass building with 2 floors with furniture and art hung from the ceiling. \" class=\"wp-image-117811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny-Temporary-2021.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny-Temporary-2021.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny-Temporary-2021.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-1024x832.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny-Temporary-2021.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny-Temporary-2021.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-1536x1249.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tselinny-Temporary-2021.-credits-@ateliercauchemar-2048x1665.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtney @ateliercauchemar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"comment size-regular\">Would you like to comment on this article? 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