Cultural Architecture
CADG Sinks China's Largest Subterranean Archaeological Museum into 6,800 Years of History
The Dahecun Site Museum disappears beneath the Zhengzhou landscape to honor the Yangshao Culture that shaped the Yellow River basin.
INI Design Studio Coils a Nautilus-Shaped Aquarium into Ahmedabad's Arid Science City
India's first planned inland public aquarium spirals outward from a 27.5-meter atrium to house 12,000 fish across five geographic zones.
HYP-ARCH Wraps a Spiral Museum Around the Memory of a Vanished Zhengzhou Village
A 3,100 m² museum in Zhengzhou's Jinshui District preserves the story of Liuzhuang, an urban village that once sheltered 300,000 migrant workers.
Ramón Esteve Estudio Transforms a 1752 Alicante Tobacco Factory into a Cultural and Tech Hub
Las Cigarreras reopens a walled industrial block to the city, threading co-working, exhibition, and public spaces through 18th-century cloisters.
Farrell Wray Architects Wraps a Eucalyptus Tree in a Concrete Gallery Bridge at Marcellin College
A 91-square-meter elevated walkway in Bulleen, Australia, doubles as an art gallery organized around a preserved gum tree.
ZHA Translates the Flowing Silk Sleeves of Cantonese Opera into a Lakeside Cultural Center in Dongguan
Three sculptural volumes housing a grand theatre, exhibition hall, and multifunction hall wrap the Songshan Lake waterfront in UHPC and timber.
The Museum in Sztutowo. New Forms of Expression in the Design of Memorial Sites
ARCHITECTURE IS NOT JUST FORM. IT IS AN EXPERIENCE OF THE WHOLE HUMAN BEING
Bellek Museum (Museum of Memory)
An architectural expression rising from beneath the earth and extending upward, mimicking tree roots. It symbolizes humanity's connection to land, history, and national memory by weaving the narrative of the Isparta–İzmir railway.
The History of the Maritime Cultural Centre in Nowy Port
The Maritime Cultural Centre (MCC) building was one of the few elements realized as part of Danuta Weirowska’s master plan. It was intended to serve the districts that were, at the time, most neglected in terms of cultural and educational infrastructure, namely Nowy Port, Letnica, Brzeźno, and Wisłoujście. The Cultural Centre was named “Maritime” due to the strong connection of the local community with the sea, the port, and the shipyard.
New in the Port: how to reclaim the Maritime Cultural Center
Reinterpreting socialist realist architecture as a space for everyday social activity in Nowy Port.
Genesis culture city - journal
Reweaving Egypt's Cultural Memory for a New Generation
Survey Summary: Maritime Cultural Center in Nowy Port
The survey aimed to identify the needs and expectations of Gdańsk residents regarding the Nowy Port district and the Maritime Cultural Center located there. The results are intended to serve as a basis for reflecting on the district’s future development directions and for adjusting the Center’s activities to the real needs of the local community.