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Near Figure Falemata'aga e Meng Zhao

O le mamanu Near Figure Falemata'aga e Meng Zhao o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2026 A' Design Award Apamemea i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Fausaga Fale.


ApamemeaFausaga Fale· 2026

Near Figure Falemata'aga

na mamanuina e Meng Zhao

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Apamemea i le Vaega Fausaga Fale

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Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia Near Figure Falemata'aga

O le Near Figure o se falemata'aga na mamanuina mo Helsinki, Finelani. O le fale e su'esu'eina le tulaga i le va o foliga e mafai ona iloa ma foliga e le mafai ona iloa. O foliga e fa'ailoa mai ai se lagona o le fa'amoemoe ae tumau pea le le'i fa'ai'uina, o lea e fa'asolosolo malie mai ai le mafai ona iloa a'o feoa'i tagata asiasi i totonu o avanoa. E lua auala fealua'i tu'ufa'atasia e ala i suiga o le foliga fa'ata'ita'iga o le fausaga. O lo'o iai i totonu o le falemata'aga ni potu fa'aaliga tatala, potu fa'aali tetele, se fale'aiga laititi, tulaga i fafo ma nofoaga o gaoioiga. O le sima lanumeamata ma laupapa toe fa'aaogaina e fa'aleleia ai le puipuiga o le vevela ma fa'aitiitia ai le fa'aoso o le kaponi. O le aofa'i o le eria o le fola e 6400 sikuea mita.

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Near Figure Falemata'aga, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Near Figure Falemata'aga e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Near Figure Falemata'aga e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

I Tua o le Mamanu

Pepa Fa'asalalau

Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.

Uiga Fa'apitoa
The Museum in Finland explores the concept of "Near Figure" in architecture, an idea that engages with the critical state between identifiable and unidentifiable forms. This project delves into the tension of architectural progression, capturing a transitional phase where space and form exist in a state of both static and dynamic potential. Through this exploration, the museum represents an evolving symbol of the future of architectural trends.
Fua & Fa'apipi'i
Gross floor area: 6400 square meters Project type: Museum, Exhibits, Pavilions
Fa'ailoga
Museum, Near Figure, Exhibition, Helsinki, Finland, monumental building, city landmark, public space
Tekonolosi Gaosiga
The material choice of concrete plays a central role. Its malleability offers the flexibility to express the tension between clarity and abstraction, making it an ideal medium to embody the critical state of architectural form. Concrete allows for the fluidity of shape transitions, highlighting the project's exploration of thresholds and the notion of purpose in design. The combination of recycled wood with green concrete improve the building's insulation and effectively reduces carbon emissions
Lu'itau o le Mamanu
The biggest challenge is exploring the meaning in Architecture. The project invested the big shape/form/figure with an air of purposefulness and will. Since modernism as a global hegemonic attitude was shaken and then definitively overcome by the forces of pomo and decon and the digital revolution, there has been a crisis in the belief that questions such as: How does architecture communicate? What is legible? The notion that meaning is possible or desirable in architecture has been challenged.
Su'esu'ega
The punchline to the project is something called a "near figure." Something with a shape, form or figure that conveys an uncanny sense of purpose, but is unable to be satisfactorily resolved into anything identifiable that could become singular and ultimately repressive. Trying to catch the sense of Progressiveness from mathematic geometry-cube. A series of transformation help to discover the threshold of Progressiveness of Legibility. Figure out the minimal and maximum transition of near figure
Fa'aosofia
The "Near Figure" concept, where shapes and forms convey a sense of purpose but are deliberately left in a state that resists complete resolution. This ambiguity allows for a new type of legibility-one that emerges gradually as the viewer engages with the structure. Through the concept, the museum pushes the boundaries of contemporary architecture. It symbolizes a shift in architectural thinking towards a more conceptual, evolving expressions of purpose and identity in architecture.
Umi o le Poloketi
The project located in Helsinki Finland
Fa'agasologa o Galuega
Two independent and directionally distinct circulation paths are interwoven through the transformation of the architectural form. The building's primary functions include open galleries, exhibition halls, cafe, exterior platforms, and activity areas. Within the public spaces, formal variations and deformations create enclosed functional zones such as offices, kitchen, private dining rooms, lounges, and intimate exhibition rooms.
Fa'aaloaloga o Ata
Designer: Meng Zhao Graphic: Meng Zhao

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