The proposed runner-up proposal for Bamiyan Cultural Centre (competition by UNESCO and Ministry of Information and Culture of Afghanistan), designed by Ahmet Balkan Architects, is an open landscape building with the idea of unity enhanced by simplicity and silence.
French architect, Étienne-Louis Boullée, proposed a radical design for Cenotaph for Sir Isaac Newton in 1784.
The proposal for Pahal Sports Facility, by SpaceMatters, is derived from the core ambition of the brief, i.e., “creating an international quality sporting centre of excellence, grounded by the overarching values of Takshila rooted in culture, community, environmental consciousness, and learning.”
The Nalanda Heritage Master Plan, Bihar, by NilaA Architecture and Urban Design, is designed for various facilities for learning, relaxation, and cultural activities.
ISKCON Temple at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, by Sanjay Puri Architects, strives to let the large structure be perceived by lightness by strategically fragmenting the entire structure into visually captivating sub-structures defining its rising form.
The proposal for PAHAL-Takshila’s Initiative for Sports, by ArchitectureRED, looks to further transform the site into a sports institution, we see an opportunity to reveal this cultural landscape – the inherent qualities that are a product of this context.
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