Arquitectura Viva 268 - Vector Architects

In the arena between traditionalism and imported architecture, Gong Dong had the wisdom to find virtue in the middle way, and by combining his local training with a fruitful sojourn in America he has managed to tie contemporary ideas and forms to eternal values of his country. The issue's dossier presents refurbishments carried out to adapt pieces of industrial heritage for cultural purposes: the Kunstsilo Museum in Kristiansand (Norway), by the trio of Barcelona practices comprising Mestres Wage, Mendoza Partida, and BAX Studio; the Automatic Mills Silo in Pardubice (Czech Republic), by Proks Prikryl architekti; and Atelier LUMA in Arles, by Assemble and BC Architects & Studies.