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- Sustainable RAUM Pavilion can be continually reused or recycled in Utrecht Thu, 8 Aug 19, 4:30amUtrecht's burgeoning cultural hotspot at Berlijnplein (Berlin Square) has recently gained the RAUM Pavilion, a new sustainable meeting space for makers and creatives...
- Steven Holls new solar-powered concert hall plays up the dramatic contrast between new and old Wed, 17 Jul 19, 12:30amNew York-based Steven Holl Architects and Architecture Acts has won an international competition to design the new 1,300-seat concert hall in Ostrava, Czech Republic...
- Nearly 5,000 prefab concrete panels wrap BIG-designed outdoor urban room in France Sat, 13 Jul 19, 5:30amBjarke Ingels Group and FREAKS freearchitects have completed a new cultural center for Bordeaux, France that frames the UNESCO-listed city’s love for contemporary art, film, performances and the waterfront...
- Award-winning innovation center harnesses recycled rainwater and solar energy Wed, 16 Jan 19, 8:30amRio de Janeiro-based architecture firm Atelier77 recently completed CASA FIRJAN, an innovation center that’s been turning heads for its award-winning design and sustainable attributes...
- Zaha Hadid Architects completes highly complex Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre Fri, 7 Dec 18, 2:30amZaha Hadid Architects completed the Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre, a striking mixed-use facility that blends the firm’s iconic sinuous architecture with elements from traditional Chinese culture...
- LEED Gold hub for artists and activists takes over an abandoned NYC firehouse Fri, 3 Aug 18, 2:15amAn abandoned firehouse has been reborn as the newly certified LEED Gold home for the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) in Harlem...
- Iceberg-inspired cultural center celebrates Inuit traditions Wed, 27 Jun 18, 6:30amWhen Montreal-based Blouin Orzes architectes was tapped to design a new Inuit cultural center for the arctic region of Nunavik, they knew that the project would be no easy task...
- Kengo Kumas competition-winning aquatic center connects land and sea in Copenhagen Wed, 28 Mar 18, 6:08pmKengo Kuma & Associates beat out the likes of BIG and 3XN Architects in a design competition for a new waterfront cultural center that will form part of Copenhagen’s artificial Paper Island (Papirøen)...
- UNStudios striking Paris cultural center contorts for optimal daylight Thu, 22 Feb 18, 10:00pmUNStudio has unveiled competition-winning designs for Centre Culturel DédiéAu 7è Art, a new cultural center that eschews traditional building forms for a twisted, sculptural shape...
- MVRDV wins bid for green-roofed Zhangjiang Future Park in Shanghai Wed, 18 Oct 17, 9:00pmMVRDV just unveiled competition-winning designs for Zhangjiang Future Park, a 100,000-square-meter park and cultural center—the latest in a rapidly growing list of large-scale developments in Shanghai...
- New light-filled learning center celebrates the food history of one of Denmarks oldest towns Thu, 3 Aug 17, 6:30pmReiulf Ramstad Arkitekter just won a competition to design a new cultural center for one of the oldest settlements in Denmark. The winning proposal, called Kornets Hus (“Grain House”), will be an activity-based learning...
- New light-filled learning center celebrates the food history in one of Denmarks oldest towns Thu, 3 Aug 17, 6:30pmReiulf Ramstad Arkitekter just won a competition to design a new cultural center for one of the oldest settlements in Denmark. The winning proposal, called Kornets Hus (“Grain House”), will be an activity-based learning...
- This green-roofed cultural center in Sweden doubles as a vibrant public square Mon, 26 Jun 17, 10:51pmThis green-roofed cultural center in Sweden blurs the line between the indoors and outdoors. Designed by Sweco Architects, the new Bergsjön Kulturhus grows out from the existing hill and blends with the square to form a...
- Iceberg-inspired Greenland cultural center celebrates 20 years of resilience in the Arctic Wed, 22 Feb 17, 6:30amGreenland’s harsh arctic climates are notoriously unforgiving, which makes the 20th anniversary of Greenland’s Katuaq Cultural Centre all the more impressive...
- Keynsham Civic Center is a vibrant new public space for Bristol Fri, 22 Jul 16, 3:00pmThe complex occupies a large sloping site located within the town center, and makes it accessible to pedestrians. In addition to office spaces and civic facilities, the complex includes 20,000 square feet of retail spaces...