Thesis Book - Seeds of Hope

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The construction of the National Museum of Afghanistan aims
to celebrate the richness of the country’s cultural heritage and the
spirit of its people. The “Timeless Cube” design proposal by Matteo
Cainer Architects awakens the nation’s cultural heritage through
powerful symbolic references, where physical fragments and traces
inform us of its past. This concept is well illustrated in the
‘negative spaces’ of the artist and sculptor Rachel Whiteread that
highlight the memory of an object, rendering the invisible visible
through a reversal of solid and void.
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NAME NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFGHANISTAN
ARCHITECT MATTEO CAINER ARCHITECTS
LOCATION KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
BUILDING TYPE CULTURE CENTER
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project has been to generate the form and orientation of
the building from the surrounding landscape itself. The fundamental
orthogonal footprint aligns with the course of the Foladi river
while getting a slight focus on the perspective of the western
Buddha. While the southern part of the building remains committed
to this pattern, the side overlooking the valley unfolds like a fan
to embrace the whole length of the cliffs, reaching the opposite
landmark of the eastern Buddha.
NAME BAMIYAN CULTURAL CENTRE
ARCHITECT ARRIGONI ARCHITETTI
LOCATION BAMIYAN, AFGHANISTAN
YEAR 2015
BUILDING TYPE CULTURE CENTER
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