ArchShowcase Archive for the ‘Cultural Center’ CategoryThe Globe Hotel in Queensland, Australia by m3architectureWednesday, February 8th, 2017Article source: m3architecture This project transforms an iconic outback Queensland pub into stage 1 of a cultural and tourism hub. The building contains an information centre, history room, a commercial tenancy, and sets out the shell for an art gallery.  Image Courtesy © m3architecture
Budapart – Largest Urban Development in Budapest, Hungary by ADEPTFriday, February 3rd, 2017Article source: ADEPT The local municipal authorities recently approved the ambitious design for the ‘Budapart’ neighbourhood, the largest singular urban development in Budapest for almost 30 years. ADEPT won the commission to design the new urban area with a masterplan based on a distorted grid structure with references to both historic and modern parts of the city. Construction of the first buildings have already started in the 43 ha mixed-use neighbourhood, where built property will count approximately 600.000 m2.  Budapart Waterfront, Image Courtesy © ADEPT
The Curve in Berkshire, England by Colorminium + bblur architecture + CZWGThursday, February 2nd, 2017Article source: Caro Communications A dynamic team of architects, designers and consultants are celebrating the completion of the £22m cultural hub project, The Curve, located in the centre of Slough, Berkshire, UK. The Curve is the flagship public building and the key community amenity in the on-going regeneration of Slough’s town centre, where over £45m of public investment has already been spent or committed to create an entirely new commercial district – The Heart of Slough. Housing a library, a 280 seat multi-purpose performance venue, and spaces for council meetings and exhibitions, the 4,500 sq m building consolidates disparate community functions and registrar services across the centre of Slough.  Image Courtesy © Hufton + Crow
King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia by SnøhettaSaturday, January 28th, 2017Article source: Snøhetta The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture is a bold new initiative on the part of the Saudi Aramco Oil Company to promote cultural development within the Kingdom. Following an invited architectural design competition in 2007, Snøhetta has been selected to design this prestigious cultural facility.  Image Courtesy © King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
Faena Forum, Faena Bazaar and Park in Miami Beach, Florida by OMAFriday, January 27th, 2017Article source: OMA Faena District Located on a majestic stretch of beach in the heart of Miami Beach, Faena District encompasses both sides of Collins Avenue from 32nd to 35th Streets, with direct waterfront views of the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Creek. Faena District will provide the city of Miami Beach with a neighborhood integrating dynamic cultural, residential, hotel, retail, culinary and public environments with a dynamic combination of art, culture, and design as their foundation. OMA has designed three buildings for Faena District—Faena Forum, Faena Bazaar and Park. These distinct structures are linked by a sequence of public areas including an entry plaza on Collins Avenue and an open courtyard within the Faena Bazaar.  Faena District, Image Courtesy © Iwan Baan
San Francisco Cultural Center in Venezuela by NMD NOMADASFriday, January 27th, 2017Article source: NMD NOMADAS The project, to be built in several stages, favored the development of a public space square as mortar buildings that define edge; It is a square surrounded by elements that contain two buildings (classrooms and open theater) and a long canopy: buildings that act as street macro-furniture: a ramp building, a stand building and a canopy building.  Image Courtesy © Luis Ontiveros
Väven Cultural Centre in Umeå, Sweden by White Arkitekter + SnøhettaWednesday, January 25th, 2017Article source: White Arkitekter White and Snøhetta’s Kasper Salin Prize-winning culture house, in Umeå, north Sweden, is a new concept in cultural buildings – one that symbolises the city’s ambition to entwine a whole series of disciplines within a cluster of flexible spaces.  Image Courtesy © Åke E:son Lindman
Social center, cultural space and esplanade in Nemours, France by Atelier Téqui ArchitectesTuesday, January 24th, 2017Article source: METROPOLIS communication Under the framework of the urban renewal program, the city of Nemours wished to build a social center and a cultural space on the grand esplanade of the Mont Saint-Martin neighborhood. The grouping of a facility of this importance with shops around a reorganized and upgraded public space aims to revitalize activity and strengthen social cohesion. Its central and exposed position help to underscore the building’s function as a public facility.  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia
CÓRDOBA CULTURAL CENTRE in Argentina by COHEN, CASTAÑEDA, NANZER, SAAL, SALASSA, TISSOTThursday, January 19th, 2017Article source: CASTAÑEDA Making a landscape from a building was the ruling concept that guided this project search on the demand presented by the licitation for the building of a “Córdoba Province Interpretation Centre” to commemorate the Argentine Republic Bicentennial. The main challenge was to incorporate The Province Historical File and an the Auditorium without modifying the project essence.  Image Courtesy © GONZALO VIRAMONTE
La Belle électrique in Grenoble, France by Hérault Arnod architectsThursday, January 19th, 2017Article source: v2com Electronic music is a new subject for architecture. Most of the times electro nights take place in spaces that were not specially designed for them: clubs or night clubs, warehouses, fields, stadiums… For the Grenoble project, the aim was to invent a specific architectural system for a new type of spectacle and relationship with the public, whilst allowing concerts with a more traditional configuration.  Image Courtesy © André Morin
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