{"id":690116,"date":"2026-01-12T02:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/690116\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T02:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:12:18","slug":"recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/690116\/","title":{"rendered":"Recasting Cultural Infrastructure: On AAU Anastas\u2019s Aga Khan Award\u2013Winning Wonder Cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\/695b31fd239d322b6e761846-recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet-image\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Recasting Cultural Infrastructure: On AAU Anastas\u2019s Aga Khan Award\u2013Winning Wonder Cabinet - Image 1 of 22\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b31fd239d322b6e761846\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"426\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\/695b31fd239d322b6e761846-recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet_7.jpg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 640 \/ 426\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a>Wonder Cabinet \/ AAU ANASTAS. Image Courtesy of AAU ANASTAS<\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<ul class=\"afd-share__networks clearfix\">\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"facebook_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037480\" data-social=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n<p>Facebook<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"twitter_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037480\" data-social=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Recasting%20Cultural%20Infrastructure%3A%20On%20AAU%20Anastas%E2%80%99s%20Aga%20Khan%20Award%E2%80%93Winning%20Wonder%20Cabinet&amp;url=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet&amp;via=archdaily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n<p>Twitter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"email_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037480\" data-social=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Recasting Cultural Infrastructure: On AAU Anastas\u2019s Aga Khan Award\u2013Winning Wonder Cabinet&amp;body=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\"><\/a>\n<p>Mail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Pinterest\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"pinterest_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037480\" data-social=\"pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1037480%2Frecasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F695b%2F31fd%2F239d%2F322b%2F6e76%2F1846%2Flarge_jpg%2Frecasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet_7.jpg%3F1767584260&amp;description=Recasting%20Cultural%20Infrastructure%3A%20On%20AAU%20Anastas%E2%80%99s%20Aga%20Khan%20Award%E2%80%93Winning%20Wonder%20Cabinet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n<p>Pinterest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-action=\"share\/whatsapp\/share\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"whatsapp_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037480\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=Recasting+Cultural+Infrastructure%3A+On+AAU+Anastas%E2%80%99s+Aga+Khan+Award%E2%80%93Winning+Wonder+Cabinet+%7C+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1037480%2Frecasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet%3Futm_source%3DWhatsapp%26utm_medium%3DIM%26utm_campaign%3Dshare-button\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>\n<p>Whatsapp<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet<\/p>\n<p>Among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033690\/aga-khan-award-for-architecture-announces-2025-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Aga Khan Award winners<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/office\/aau-anastas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAU Anastas<\/a> and their project, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031287\/wonder-cabinet-aau-anastas?ad_campaign=normal-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wonder Cabinet<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestine<\/a>, whose central aim is to serve as a haven for culture and creativity and a bridge between design and production. Beyond this meaningful project, AAU Anastas\u2014working from offices in Bethlehem, Palestine, and Paris, France\u2014has built a broad portfolio since 2015. Notable works include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/989864\/dar-al-majous-aau-anastas?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=projects_tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dar Al Majous<\/a>, a restoration in Bethlehem that challenges the boundary between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035204\/the-spatial-agency-gap-rethinking-public-space-through-co-designing-with-foreign-domestic-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domestic and public realms<\/a>; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/777431\/toulkarem-courthouse-aau-anastas?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=projects_tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tulkarm Courthouse<\/a> (2015), one of their first projects that redefined civicness and social gathering on a prominent corner site in Tulkarm; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/903127\/the-flat-vault-aau-anastas?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=projects_tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Flat Vault<\/a>, a commercial intervention that adds a juxtaposed stone vault to an existing monastery shop associated with a church built in the 12th century by the Crusaders.<\/p>\n<p>Among these compelling works, Wonder Cabinet likely drew the jury&#8217;s attention not only for its refined execution and layered spatial complexity, but also for how it operates as a socially generative platform\u2014dissolving the boundary between social infrastructure and architecture. Conceived to support culture, creativity, design, and production, the building aspires to host architects, designers, chefs, artisans, and sound and visual artists, among others. In no small way, it advances the spirit articulated by the 2025 judges, who characterized this cycle as a year of fostering resilience and optimism through design, by demonstrating how architecture can catalyze community and enterprise simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b31fd239d322b6e761845\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\/695b31fd239d322b6e761845-recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet-image\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Recasting Cultural Infrastructure: On AAU Anastas\u2019s Aga Khan Award\u2013Winning Wonder Cabinet - Image 6 of 22\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b31fd239d322b6e761845\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet_3.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\/695b31fd239d322b6e761845-recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet-image\" title=\"Wonder Cabinet \/ AAU ANASTAS. Image Courtesy of AAU ANASTAS\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b31fdb579db0d600a754b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\/695b31fdb579db0d600a754b-recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet-image\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Recasting Cultural Infrastructure: On AAU Anastas\u2019s Aga Khan Award\u2013Winning Wonder Cabinet - Image 3 of 22\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b31fdb579db0d600a754b\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet_6.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\/695b31fdb579db0d600a754b-recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet-image\" title=\"Wonder Cabinet \/ AAU ANASTAS. Image Courtesy of AAU ANASTAS\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b31feb579db0d600a754c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\/695b31feb579db0d600a754c-recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet-image\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Recasting Cultural Infrastructure: On AAU Anastas\u2019s Aga Khan Award\u2013Winning Wonder Cabinet - Image 22 of 22\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b31feb579db0d600a754c\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet_8.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\/695b31feb579db0d600a754c-recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet-image\" title=\"Wonder Cabinet \/ AAU ANASTAS. Image Courtesy of AAU ANASTAS\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b31fdb579db0d600a754a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\/695b31fdb579db0d600a754a-recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet-image\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Recasting Cultural Infrastructure: On AAU Anastas\u2019s Aga Khan Award\u2013Winning Wonder Cabinet - Image 4 of 22\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b31fdb579db0d600a754a\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet_4.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037480\/recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet\/695b31fdb579db0d600a754a-recasting-cultural-infrastructure-on-aau-anastass-aga-khan-award-winning-wonder-cabinet-image\" title=\"Wonder Cabinet \/ AAU ANASTAS. 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