The Cultural Memory House
Tutor
Amalia Katopodis (Cordinator)
Prof. Robert Mull
Sangram Shirke
The Cultural Memory House emerges from a deep personal and collective need to preserve, protect, and transmit cultural identity among displaced individuals.
Rooted in my own lived experience as a refugee, the project is a response to continuous displacement
and the loss of tangible and intangible heritage that follows it.
and the loss of tangible and intangible heritage that follows it.
The design is guided by the idea of restoring memories — gathering fragments
of personal and collective histories, traditions, stories, and rituals,
and giving them a space where they can be remembered, celebrated,
and shared.
of personal and collective histories, traditions, stories, and rituals,
and giving them a space where they can be remembered, celebrated,
and shared.
Invitations made to host a cultural Café & workshop in UMA
The architectural form and spatial organization of the Cultural Memory House
are informed by the concept of an evolving archive:
are informed by the concept of an evolving archive:
The cultural basis: key elements/moments work as generative
moments of varied cultural products in an imbracing cultural memory house.
moments of varied cultural products in an imbracing cultural memory house.
A living repository of refugee experiences that grows through participation,
storytelling, and communal engagement.