Lina Ghotmeh

Lina Ghotmeh, an architect shaping high-profile art and architecture commissions worldwide, is transforming how we engage with art through her distinctive "Archaeology of the Future" philosophy, which emphasizes the importance of buildings rising from the spirit of their place, history, and environment, as exemplified by her designs for the Serpentine Pavilion, the Qatar Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, the Jadids' Legacy Museum in Uzbekistan, and the redesign of the British Museum's Western Range.

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Lina Ghotmeh Is Reimagining Cultural Architecture for a Connected World

In this Q&A, architect Lina Ghotmeh discusses how she’s reimagining the role of museums and cultural institutions through projects like the AlUla Contemporary Arts Museum, the British Museum’s Western Range and the Jadids’ Legacy Museum in Uzbekistan. She explains why art spaces must evolve into living ecosystems that reflect place, context and collective memory, and how her “archaeology of the future” approach bridges past and present to create architecture that is grounded and deeply connected to its surroundings.
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