Bangladesh project among Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners
Children playing on the terrace, Arcadia Education Project, South Kanarchor, Bangladesh.
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Article Author: Bangladesh project among Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners
Media Source: UNB (Bangladesh)
Date: 28 August 2019
A project from Bangladesh is one of the winners of the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Arcadia Education Project, in South Kanarchor, a modular structure – incorporating space for a preschool, a hostel, a nursery and a vocational training centre – takes a novel approach to a riverine site that is often flooded for five…
A project from Bangladesh is one of the winners of the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Arcadia Education Project, in South Kanarchor, a modular structure – incorporating space for a preschool, a hostel, a nursery and a vocational training centre – takes a novel approach to a riverine site that is often flooded for five months every year. Rather than disrupting the ecosystem to create a mound for building, the architect devised the solution of an amphibious structure that could sit on the ground or float on the water, depending on seasonal conditions.