The Culture Department - Exploring Narratives of Heritage through Cultural Production

Name
King Him Obed Cheung
Education degree
Kandidat
Fagfelt
Architecture
Institute
Architecture and Culture
Program
Political Architecture: Critical Sustainability
Year
2024

The dominant narratives of heritage preservation and neoliberal development in Gorlitz's historic centre fail to respond to economic stagnation and social division. Through the lens of allegories, the project seeks to expand narrative of city-making, rediscover architectural agency for its cultural actors by transforming a network of heritage buildings into cultural production sites.

The Royal Danish Academy supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Since 2017 the Royal Danish Academy has worked with the Sustainable Development Goals. This is reflected in our research, our teaching and in our students’ projects. This project relates to the following UN goal(-s)