We were asked todesign food stalls for the Biennial’s thresholds, as well asinformation points scattered across the city. Choosing a single formto serve both purposes, we began with a question: what wouldarchitecture look like if it were designed for those who cannot seeit, whether because they are visually impaired or simply not trainedto look at it?

The answer camethrough scent. Inspired by Uzbekistan’s spice heritage, we shapedconical kiosks that echo market mounds and rural roofs.

Guided by touchand smell, visitors encountered spaces welcoming both humans andnon-humans alike: a grandmother drawn by the scent of her belovedmountain tea, a blind passerby recognizing spices by smell, beesresting on clover, and cats licking paprika walls at night when noone is there to tell them off. These structures became places ofmeeting, rest, and exchange, extending architecture beyond visiontoward a shared sensibility.

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