The scheme ‘Descriptive Memory: The Eternal Presence of Absence’ by M2R – Carlos Nahuel Recabarren, Manuel Alberto Martínez Catalán, and Franco Morero – won the UNESCO-organized 2014 international competition for a cultural center near the Bamiyan Va
The museum takes inspiration from Islamic architecture. In this way, the articulation of the halls is based on the system of cells of Qala Iktyaruddin Citadel in Kabul, where the vaulted brick spaces follow an elementary spatial matrix. The pro
A group of buildings modelled as a mountain range wishes to blend into the landscape and metaphorically represent the beauty, independence, unity and strength of Afghanistan’s culture. The different materials used endow the project with distinctive f
The project draws inspiration from the traditional building types and the spatial sequences distinctive of Muslim architecture, seeking a renewed image of the rich Afghan culture. The organization of the museum, based on that of the Afghan citadel Qa
The area’s conflictivity urges to protect the museum with a huge boundary wall, impassable from the exterior and internally lined with vegetation, visually becoming part of the garden. The longitudinal evenness generated by the vaults is interrupted
Building certain facilities in war zones raises issues such as the need to strengthen social ties through activities and spaces able to stimulate growth in the community. It is with this in mind that the Maria Grazia Foundation has promoted the const
The chaotic exit from Afghanistan is a cultural drama, as well as a geopolitical failure that questions the leadership of the United States.
The Six-Day War began a new chapter in the troubled history of the Middle East, a shaken geography whose fractures extend far from its epicenters. On 7 June 1967 the Israeli army seized East Jerusalem, paving the way for a ‘unilateral unification’ of
The Argentina-based team M2R – Carlos Nahuel Recabarren, Manuel Alberto Martínez Catalán, and Franco Morero – was announced the winner of an international competition organized by UNESCO and the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture to bui
La vegetación, el agua y la geometría serán los protagonistas del edificio para el Museo Nacional de Afganistán, según la propuesta vencedora en el concurso convocado por el Ministerio de Cultura afgano y la Embajada de EE UU, que ha sido diseñada po
The Alhambra of Granada was the backdrop of the awarding of the Aga Khan architectural prizes, which throw an unexpected light on the Islamic world.
