Article source: Donaire Arquitectos

Coming from abroad, the Quattan Foundation is perceived as a lighthouse bringing enlightenment to the Palestinian people. This role as flagship of Palestinian culture is in need for a recognizable image worthy to represent its social leadership with a physical landmark. We imagine this landmark as a light up the mountain, seen from everywhere and although modern and contemporary in its form, it is built from the Palestinian very earth and stone. The future building will target an international audience with a contemporary language, but what it will deliver is the local vernacular and very particular qualities.

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• Architects: Donaire Arquitectos
• Project: International  Architectural Design Competition: A.M. Qattan Foundation Building in Ramallah
• Location: Ramallah, Palestine
• Client: A.M. Qattan Foundation (www.qattanfoundation.org)
• Project Area: 4.372,00 m²
• Budget: 4.500.000 €
• Architect Team: Pablo Baruc García Gómez, José Francisco García Gutiérrez, Hector Arderius Salvador, Carlos Iglesias Carbonell
• Administration: Ana García Guerra, Eva Hidalgo Fernández, Marta García Guerra
• Local Partners: Sakakini & Partners
• Graphics: Juan Francisco Garrido Rite (www.archigraphos.com)
• Model: Adrián Vázquez (www.talleresvazquezcm.com)
• Finalist: FRANCISCO MANGADO ARQUITECTOS (Pamplona, Spain), MRJ RUNDELL & ASSOCIATES (London, England), PESQUERA ULARGUI ARQUITECTOS (Madrid, Spain)

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