Carnival: A Catalyst for the Future

Issue

05/2022 Prefabrication Modular Construction

Author

Frank Kaltenbach

Task

New construction

Location

Colombia, Barranquilla, Atlántico

Year of construction

2022

Architecture

Diego Ceresuela-Wiesmann (ETHZ)

Architecture

Prof. Hubert Klumpner (gemeinsamer Lehrstuhl UTT-ETHZ, 2011 - Feb. 2019)

Architecture

Prof. Manuel Moreno (UniNorte)

Architecture

Prof. Sergio Chirivella (UniNorte)

The Fábrica de Cultura art school is the new cultural centre of Barranquilla. The opening ceremony on 20 January 2022 was like a giant carnival. Wearing extravagant costumes and masks, a crowd representing Colombia's ethnically highly diverse population inaugurated the Fábrica de Cultura (Culture factory) School of Arts and Popular Traditions in Barranquilla. Students are accepted based on talent...