Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th Imam of Nizari Ismaili Muslims, died February 4 at 88. The Aga Khan’s eldest son, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, has been designated the Aga Khan V.
Born in Warsaw, the RIBA Gold Medal–winning architectural historian held positions as a lecturer and professor at a range of institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design.
The philosopher and literary critic whose works include the seminal ‘Postmodernism, or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism’ passed away at his Connecticut home at 90.
Although based in Tokyo, the celebrated architect—winner of the 1993 Pritzker Prize and the 2011 AIA Gold Medal—kept close ties to the U.S., where he was educated and had launched his career.