Diller Scofido + Renfro and Woods Bagot have revealed visuals of the Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre in Adelaide, which will take cues from traditional indigenous shelters.
Once complete, the 11,500-square-metre cultural centre will host a mix of exhibition and event spaces to celebrate the "past, present and future" of Australia's First Nations.
According to Diller Scofido + Renfro and Woods Bagot, the building's entire design will also honour the traditions of indigenous Australians.
Developed together with an Aboriginal Reference Group, this includes its layered, basket-like facade that references a wurlie ? a traditional temporary shelter occupied by indigenous people.
Centre showcases world's "oldest living cultures" "We're thrilled to be part of this ground-breaking vision to create a place of pride that authentically honours the oldest living cultures on the planet," said Charles Renfro, partner at Diller Scofido + Renfro.
Above: the centre is designed to evoke a wurlie shelter. Top image: it will be distinguished by its layered facade
"The Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre will be a place for all Australians to remember ourselves, to learn the truth-telling of our past, and to re-imagine ourselves together to create new memories as a connected community," added Woods Bagot's principal, Rosina Di Maria.
"It will be a platform for developing Australian culture ? informed by the past, shaped by the now, for our future,&q...