The Cultural Memory House 

2023. Architecture Umeå School of Architecture

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.


closer perspective


















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
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The design is guided by the idea of restoring memoriesgathering fragments 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: 








concept illustration on the evolving archive






























The cultural basis: 
key elements/moments
work as generative 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.



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