Tag Cultural Center

29-02-2012

Arolat: Raif Dinçkök Yalova Cultural Center

Raif Dinçkök Yalova cultural centre, near Istanbul, is a reflection on the theme of the façade in homage to Arabian architecture with its decorative gratings. Architect Emre Arolat interprets the façade as a skin which is entirely independent of the interior layout, and uses his material, Corten steel, to build a landmark in the landscape.

25-01-2012

Cano Briceño: Café and Estudio 5 for artists

Alfredo Cano Briceño shows the world of design that it is possible “to make something out of nothing”, constructing a sustainable building using recycled materials with a high expressive potential, in a contemporary project in which architecture is at the service of art and culture in the context of a place of entertainment.

18-01-2012

Libeskind: Dresden Museum of Military History

The renovated Dresden Museum of Military History is now Germany’s biggest museum. With about 20,000 square metres of exhibition space, it is Daniel Libeskind’s last deconstructivist building. A synthesis of sculpture and architecture, it is a huge arrow wedged into history, a volume without orientation perforating a building, generating intertwined paths.

01-11-2011

Jim Olson: Architecture for Art

The Museum of Art / WSU in Washington state holds the first retrospective of the architecture of Jim Olson of Olson Kundig architects in Seattle.

10-01-2011

L'Escaut: Espace culturel Victor Jara

The plan for the new Victor Jara cultural centre in Soignies, Belgium, reconciles the demands of architecture with those of urban planning to create a scene that adds life to the city centre. Use of combinations of materials such as local stone cladding with glass and creation of a form that follows the lay of the land underlines the building’s context and underlines its role in the community.