Muslim Academy

Muslim Academy is a place for education, cultural exchange and insight into Islamic history. A powerful arch structure anchors the building, with arches and vaults clad in Heidelberg sandstone, in red hue characteristic of the local cityscape. 

Project Details +

Project Details

LOCATION: Heidelberg, Germany

CLIENT: Muslimische Akademie Heidelberg

DATE: 2023

SIZE: 7,636 sqm

Credits +

Credits

ACME TEAM: Malin Bergman Purwanto, Juan Cantu, Nicholas Chrysostomos, Tim Laubinger, Friedrich Ludewig, Ann Ravens-Bennett, Ginny Siu, Ji Soto, Matei Vlasceanu

CONSULTANTS: 
Landscape Architecture: Spacehub


The Academy is located on the western side of the city and is part of a larger masterplan redevelopment project. The competition was for the preliminary design of a new academy building and the residential blocks adjacent to the site.

Acting as a gateway to the masterplan from the west, the academy invites you to come and explore. Primarily a place for education, cultural exchange and insight into Islamic history, the design gives the ground floor of the academy and its most accessible program to the people of Heidelberg.

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