Massar Children’s Discovery Center

In the heart of Damascus in Syria will stand the Massar Children's

Discovery Centre by Henning Larsen Architects. Inspired by

the Damask rose, the center will include education, exhibition,

library and administrative space. The project suggests a shell

structure which will allow for playful beams of light to bounce

through to the interior - reminiscent of light filtering between

rose petals. In the center of the rose is a large common space

wreathed by a series of stairs, ramps, and balconies. Administrative

and exhibition areas are folded into the peripheral petals.

Henning Larsen Architects