© Henning Larsen Architects
The centre of the rose forms a large communal orientation space. This is where people meet, share knowledge and develop new ideas together – a cross pollination of knowledge. From here series of journeys rise upwards in form of a web of ramps and steps interweaving the public plateau with the upstairs shell structure. The central vertical movement under the open sky challenges the traditional horizontal movement in the Arab city.
Location: Damascus, Syria
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Client: Syria Trust for Development
Gross floor area: 16,000 m2
Year of construction: 2008 – 2013
Type of assignment: First prize in competition
Landscape architects: Martha Schwartz Partners