<img width="640" height="594" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/189682-69.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Multicultural Pavilion is a mixed-use community space that can be used for art exhibits, social events, and performances. It includes an amphitheater-style stage, as well as various separated spaces connected by stairs and bridges. Its design blends Middle Eastern, Asian, European, and Latin American architectural elements." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/189682-69.jpg 832w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/189682-69-300x278.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/189682-69-170x158.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="48641" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2025/04/07/maithili-chaudhari/189682-69/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/189682-69.jpg" data-orig-size="832,772" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="189682-69" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/189682-69-300x278.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/189682-69.jpg" /><p>Maithili Chaudhari, grade 12 McNair Academic High School, Jersey City, NJ This design was inspired by my hometown of Jersey City, where 40+ languages are spoken and almost 1/2 of the population is born outside the USA. In such an ethnically and culturally diverse city, many specific cultural neighborhoods have formed, allowing for connection over...</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2025/04/07/maithili-chaudhari/">Honorable Mention</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org">Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum</a>.</p>
