ArCiDeaL: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan/Ministry of Information and Culture

Architects: Matteo Cainer Architects Location: Kabul, Afghanistan Client: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan/Ministry of Information and Culture Program: Master planning, National Museum Complex Area: 4,25 hectars/17,126 sqm Museum complex Status of Project: Competition Entry In a nation devastated by war, the wealth of its cultural background and the spirit of its peoples are embodied here. In spite of the years of conflict and turmoil, the underlying strengths of the country remain intact, embedded in the earth and rising from it. Here this ‘absent presence’ is found in the day-lit foyer, a tranquil and serene space filled with water and greenery. Entering the main hall, each visitor defines their own experience of the museum, ascending the monumental stairs from the foyer at its heart, aware of the depth of knowledge expressed in the deep recesses of its masonry walls. <a href="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1.jpg"><img alt="1" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-938" height="200" src="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1-350x200.jpg" width="350" /></a> <a href="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2.jpg"><img alt="2" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-939" height="202" src="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2-350x202.jpg" width="350" /></a> <a href="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/3.jpg"><img alt="3" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-940" height="214" src="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/3-350x214.jpg" width="350" /></a> <a href="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4.jpg"><img alt="4" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-941" height="230" src="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4-350x230.jpg" width="350" /></a> <a href="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/5.jpg"><img alt="5" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-942" height="350" src="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/5-315x350.jpg" width="315" /></a> <a href="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6.jpg"><img alt="6" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-943" height="204" src="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/6-350x204.jpg" width="350" /></a> <a href="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/7.jpg"><img alt="7" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-944" height="196" src="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/7-350x196.jpg" width="350" /></a> <a href="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8.jpg"><img alt="8" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-945" height="208" src="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-350x208.jpg" width="350" /></a> <a href="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/9.jpg"><img alt="9" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-946" height="350" src="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/9-344x350.jpg" width="344" /></a> <a href="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/91.jpg"><img alt="91" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-947" height="207" src="http://www.arcideal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/91-350x207.jpg" width="350" /></a>

National Museum of Afghanistan Conceptual Design

Architects: Matteo Cainer Architects Location: Kabul, Afghanistan Client: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan/Ministry of Information and Cul...