Arquitectura Viva 268

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 Wåge, Mendoza Partida, and BAX Studio; the Automatic Mills Silo in Pardubice (Czech Republic), by Prokš Přikryl architekti; and Atelier LUMA in Arles, by Assemble and BC Architects & Studies.