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generation of citizens of the region envisages the planned museum; and what are the
possibilities of using the indicated by the authorities building plot which is densely
covered with objects of an old coal mine.
In the course of the workshop four architectural concepts of the museum’s building
were created:
Concept 1 – Medial Terminal of Art and Culture
The Medial Terminal of Art and Culture, as it was named by the authors, is a brave
design referring to the experiments of deconstructivists (Figure 2). The concept
reminds of a wave frozen in motion rather than a building; a wave that connects the
past and the future of the place. A form that is vaguely defined and full of expression
is intended by the authors to grow into the urban fabric and at the same time to
absorb us in its interior". The building of the museum would connect all important
places in that part of the city.
Figure 2 Medial Terminal of Art and Culture
Concept 2 – Time sequences
The concept named "Time sequences" (Figure 3) concentrates on the problem of the
proposed project’s location and the question whether the building plot suggested
by the authorities is sufficiently large. The considerations are whether in the proc-
ess of defining the shape of the museum it should not be attempted to reorganise
and “tidy” the areas around many important buildings situated near the plot for the
planned New Silesian Museum.