Lina Ghotmeh—Architecture

Lina Ghotmeh—Architecture Paris based practice of international Architects, Researchers, Artists. Makers of the Architecture of the crossroads.

Seekers of the Archeology of the future.
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Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture is established by French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh. She has recently completed a number of award-winning projects, including the Estonian National Museum (realized with her previous partnership and winner of Grand Prix Afex 2016, nominee of the Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2017). Among LG— A current projects: the widely publi

shed Réalimenter Masséna – sustainable design for a 14-storey wooden tower, winner of Reinventer Paris call for innovative urban projects in Paris / Stone Gardens, Art Foundation and green housing tower in Beirut/ interior renovation of Palais de Tokyo’s restaurants 'Les Grands Verres' in Paris.

A meaningful and honouring recognition for Lina Ghotmeh, named Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French ...
24/08/2026

A meaningful and honouring recognition for Lina Ghotmeh, named Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture (Ministère de la Culture 🇫🇷).

This distinction resonates with a practice shaped by a continuous exploration of architecture, culture, memory, and materiality, and by a belief in architecture’s capacity to create meaningful connections between people and places.

As Lina says, architecture should “tell stories and engage people emotionally and intellectually.” This recognition is an invitation to continue that exploration, alongside the collaborators, partners, and friends who contribute to the life of the studio.

22/08/2026

Do you know the architect who redefined Tropical Modernism?

On September 26, the Vitra Design Museum () opens an exhibition dedicated to Geoffrey Bawa, exploring the work and vision of one of Sri Lanka’s most influential architects.
For the occasion, our scenography creates a space to encounter his architecture, where landscape, light, material and craft come together in a distinctive language.

Portrait 1: Geoffrey Bawa in Lunuganga. Foto: Dominic Sansoni, ca. 1996 © Dominic Sansoni
Portrait 2: Geoffrey Bawa in Italien, 1945 © Geoffrey Bawa and Lunuganga Trusts, alle Rechte vorbehalten
Drawings: © Geoffrey Bawa and Lunuganga Trusts, alle Rechte vorbehalten
Photos: © Iwan Baan (), © Sebastian Posingis ()

“Architecture cannot be totally explained, it must be experienced.”For five decades, Geoffrey Bawa explored this idea th...
20/08/2026

“Architecture cannot be totally explained, it must be experienced.”

For five decades, Geoffrey Bawa explored this idea through an architecture deeply rooted in Sri Lanka, where modernism, landscape, climate, and local traditions became inseparable.

For Geoffrey Bawa: Architecture for the Senses, we conceived the scenography as a journey through his world, bringing together more than 250 works at the Vitra Design Museum.

The exhibition unfolds from Bawa’s own home and garden at Lunuganga, through the artists and craftspeople who surrounded his practice, to his enduring dialogue with landscape and ecology.

Rather than presenting his work as a collection of objects, the scenography seeks to recreate the relationships between space, nature, and the senses that shaped his architecture.

Opening 25 September 2026.

Image: Außenansicht, Kandalama Hotel, Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Foto: Iwan Baan, 2026, © Iwan Baan

Inside the spiral, movement is experienced as a continuum.The galleries unfold as a sequence, balancing intimacy, propor...
18/08/2026

Inside the spiral, movement is experienced as a continuum.

The galleries unfold as a sequence, balancing intimacy, proportion, and northern light. At the centre, the Temporary Galleries offer framed views of the landscape, reconnecting visitors with the genius loci.

Architecture becomes a free journey—inviting visitors to participate in the making of the place.

Project proposal for the Kistefos Museum Competition 2025
© Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture

Landscape ArchitectureAndNature

16/08/2026

With its shimmering skin and spiraling form, the museum becomes part of the landscape.

Spaces expand and contract, guiding the eye, the body, and the imagination through shifting perspectives. Art, forest, and the site’s industrial memory are woven together into a single experience.

A stellar gallery where walls and ceilings dissolve into a luminous dome of starlight echoes the sky after a total eclip...
13/08/2026

A stellar gallery where walls and ceilings dissolve into a luminous dome of starlight echoes the sky after a total eclipse of the sun.

Suspended throughout the space, silver objects shimmer like celestial bodies, their reflective surfaces recalling the brilliance of the night sky. As they catch and refract the light, they form an ever-changing constellation, drawing visitors into a journey of wonder and discovery, where matter, light, and imagination converge.
SolarEclipse Celestial ArchitectureAndLight

Architecture can invite us to slow down, to wander, and to rediscover places we thought we knew.Nestled within the fores...
07/08/2026

Architecture can invite us to slow down, to wander, and to rediscover places we thought we knew.

Nestled within the forested valley of Jevnaker, along the Randselva River, the site brings together a historic wood-pulp mill, a growing collection of contemporary art, and a landscape shaped by forests, rivers, and quarry terraces.

For this museum, we envisioned the visitor’s journey as a continuous concentric flow—a spatial experience inspired by the movement of the universe, where art, light, space, and landscape become inseparable. Every step unfolds within a state of perpetual movement, with shifting perspectives and changing atmospheres that echo the living rhythm of the forest beyond.
Image 1: Aerial view of the proposal | Kistefos Museum Competition 2025. © Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture
Image 2: Conceptual collage. © Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture
Image 3: Photograph of the Moon’s surface. Though it appears serene from afar, the Moon is a rugged landscape of mountains, craters, and ancient plains shaped over billions of years. It remains a powerful symbol of mystery, reflection, and wonder, reminding us of both the vastness of the universe and humanity’s enduring desire to explore it.

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The moon reminds us that time is never still.In Norse mythology, Máni embodies beauty, renewal, and the eternal rhythm o...
05/08/2026

The moon reminds us that time is never still.

In Norse mythology, Máni embodies beauty, renewal, and the eternal rhythm of nature. Inspired by these celestial cycles, our competition proposal for the Kistefos Museum emerges as a spiral rising from the earth: a quiet gesture that embraces movement, light, and transformation.
Architecture becomes a reflection of nature’s cadence, inviting us to experience time not as a measure, but as a living landscape.

 
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Project proposal for the Kistefos Museum Competition, Norway 2025

Image 1: Aerial view of the proposal. © Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture

Image 2: Anna-Eva Bergman — N°49-1973 Vague Baroque
Norwegian artist Anna-Eva Bergman transformed landscapes into powerful, timeless abstractions. One of Bergman’s signature techniques was the use of delicate sheets of gold and silver metal leaf, which catch and reflect light as the viewer moves.

Image 3:  Harald Sohlberg — Moonlight
In Moonlight, the Norwegian painter transforms an ordinary scene into something almost otherworldly. Bathed in the cool glow of the moon, the landscape becomes still, contemplative, and filled with atmosphere.

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26/07/2026

The Eastern Observer's inaugural cover.
Lina Ghotmeh in conversation with Kiyo Fujishiro.

Photos by Makoto Nakamori (.nakamori)
Cover illustration by Yuki Uebo ()

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