How could you translate your cultural identity into a form or principle that relates to your field of study or profession? As a student in the school of architecture at Syracuse University, I have been taught to view the world with a critical perspective. Since all things can be analyzed architecturally, how would an architect formally or informally translate a culture's history into an architectural artifact? What is an artifact, and what important attributes of a culture's history should be analyzed to create an artifact? The Gullah people of South Carolina have efficiently and uniquely preserved their cultural identity. Analyzing their historical principles and transforming them into an architectural artifact will define a method to understand how historical knowledge can be translated to articulate forms of architecture. For my ARISE research project, I will analyze the Gullah culture while developing a strategy to show how architecture can reflect my interpretation of the history of the Gullah culture.