Within the evolution of a society, architecture plays a decisive role as a tool for expressing individual and collective values. These values are materialized through concepts and explorations of space and time. Building upon the theme of BAG 2016, which focused on Spaces and Contexts, there is a need to question the foundations that define and determine the architecture of the present in order to project toward the future.
City Approach. Image Courtesy of Harry Gugger Studio and over,under
Basel-based Harry Gugger Studio and Boston’s over,under have collaborated to design the Museo Maya de América, Central America’s largest museum of Maya artifacts and culture. Planned for a prominent site at the Northern edge of L’Aurora Park in Guatemala City, the $60 million project will be the “capstone” to a “cultural nexus”, which will eventually include the Children’s Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art within the city's largest recreational open space.