Topography of the immaterial. Multicultural integration prototype

Can we think of a new space of cultural exchange, a built landscape which is able to host cults and cultures? This is an architectonical landscape, a new sign in the topography of the lagoon, following the rules of the site and the sacred.

More than 230 million people live in a country that is not their homeland. Multiculturality is not just a prefiguration anymore. The political situation forces million of people to escape from their homeland; at the same time the touristic industry is growing bigger and bigger. The now-a-days tendencies determine increasing contact and mixture of cultures and uses. New spaces are needed, not from a quantitative point of view, it is time to think about new typologies, inclusive building which are not afraid to face flows and flexible use. The sacred has always been one of the most powerful cultural forces, able to shape traditions, gestures, art and the society itself. Reconsidering the sacred as a common point and an occasion to share and produce culture leads to the configuration of a complex space, the physical actualization of the sum of words and gestures that belong to the different communities, an inviting space for the dialogue.