
The White Cube will include an internet platform that connects its research to plantations and museums worldwide. Plugged into these international networks, the White Cube will transform the former palm oil plantation of Lusanga into a legitimization machine, investigating and relaying the strategies of resistance alongside visions for the future of plantation workers globally. Within five years, LIRCAEI seeks to have designed the blueprint for a new economic model in which art serves as an engine to start inclusive and ecological post-plantations throughout the Congo.

The White Cube, Lusanga, Congo
Program: research centre
Architect: OMA
Design team: David Gianotten (managing Partner – architect) Max Scherer, Adrian Subagyo
Executive architects: Bureau d’étude Ijambo, Arsène Ijambo Kambaza
Construction: Copirec, John Kayamba Mafunkolo
Year: 2017

Stone: Origins and Future in Architecture
On June 12 and 13, 2025, IUAV University of Venice will host "Stone is…," an international forum entirely dedicated to natural stone. Organized by PNA, this event aims to thoroughly explore the material's enduring value and sustainability, featuring insights from internationally renowned speakers.