In the aerial view, one can clearly see the ‘fingers stretching into the landscape’ that was part of our compositional theme…
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[CULTURAL] Afghan Cultural Centre 24/24 (Final)
[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 21/24
Leveraging accessibility to create a flowing composition. This is how we did it…
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[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 20/24
The Climb: This proposal embraces the idea that one needs to ‘make the climb in order to accomplish anything in life’ and as such this is an experiential composition.
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[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 10/24
Secondary Entry Point. At the end of the great lawn is a secure access point to allow entry and exit during large festivals or gatherings of locals who may walk to the venue from the lower valley via the bridge crossing… Continue reading “[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 10/24”
[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 7/24
To celebrate and embrace the heritage and culture is what this project is about, thus, to provide a place for this to happen in a setting that can accommodate very large crowds…
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[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 3/24
One can think of all the primary public spaces as being organized around a circular courtyard ‘open-air atrium’, including the the Auditorium which is also connected via the ‘Bamiyan Stair Bridge.’ Continue reading “[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 3/24”
[architecture] Afghan Cultural Centre 2/24
A place for these people, for their culture, for their place…
Situated along the sites’ natural slopes, our Bamiyan Cultural Center proposal takes in the beautiful views of the Bamiyan valley in the historical rich part of Afghanistan…
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