Aviva Studios in Manchester to open on 18 October 2023
Aviva Studios in Manchester’s, designed by OMA, landmark new cultural venue – the new permanent home of Factory International – building opening news
Cultural Centre buildings
Cultural Centre buildings and architects
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We feature a selection of the best new culture facilities around the globe.
Design-led revitalisation of Hatay Province, Turkey
After the Turkey-Syria earthquake, Türkiye Design Council started design-led revitalization of Hatay province with appointment of master planners Foster + Partners, BIG, and Turkish practices DB Architects + KEYM
ZHA shortlisted in 2nd Sejong Cultural Centre competition
Creating an interconnected sequence of indoor and outdoor public spaces that are enveloped by nature, Zaha Hadid Architects’ proposal for the 2nd Sejong Cultural Centre in South Korea is defined by the city’s history and its unwavering optimism for the future.
Banja Luka Culture and Congress Centre
JDAP proposes a new Banja Luka Culture and Congress Centre for Bosnia and Herzogovina as an extension to the City Park, as an anchor for the developing city to the East.
Anji Culture and Art Center, Zhejiang Province, China
MAD Architects reveals new design for Anji Culture and Art Center in the Zhejiang Province, China. The project is a porous meeting space that will be accessible to the public from all directions and at all times of day. It is arranged along the axis of the visual corridor on both sides to allow the central corridor
Chongwen Langyue Exhibition Centre, Xian, Shaanxi
aoe presents its work on the Chongwen Langyue Exhibition Centre, situated in the central part of the Shaanxi Province, to the north of the Jing River. Known as the heartland of the region, the area holds historical significance as the birthplace of the People’s Republic of China
Tartu Downtown Cultural Centre Competition News
Tartu Downtown Cultural Centre competition news – won by Estonian architecture bureau OÜ Kolm Pluss Üks: Estonian Association of Interior Architects international architectural contest to find the best outdoor space and building design
LI City Study, Jiang Su Sheng, China
Designed by GreaterDog Architects Li City Study is located in the Tianmu Lake Resort in Liyang City, China. As a government-sponsored public welfare project, it realizes the convenience of shared urban cultural spaces and provides a public space for citizens and tourists to read books for free 24 hours a day
Hengqin Culture and Art Complex, Zhuhai, China
Yunchao Xu/Atelier Apeiron is proud to unveil its work in progress on their Hengqin Culture & Art Complex, a future community focal point in one of China’s fastest growing cities destined to serve the entire Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
BOMONTIADA Istanbul, western Turkey landscape
Designed by BARN arch. BOMONTIADA is a temporary landscape installation which brings the scaffolding system structure with plants, is an additional space created for responding to the scenario of the next 10 years together with the newly developing needs and strengthening the existing courtyard in Istanbul
Q-Park Ravet, Chambéry, France building
Designed for QPark by Hérault Arnod architectes, in collaboration with artist Krijn de Koning, Ravet is a new 499-space car park with a curved and translucent volume in Chambéry, France
Multifunctional Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Designed by Kerimov Architects the Multifunctional Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, looks like a closed structure of blank blocks, but inside, due to the labyrinth spatial organization and the transformational potential of the pavilions, the adventure and inspiring spatial experience begins
Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul Western Turkey
Designed by Tabanlioglu Architects, Atatürk Cultural Center is located in Taksim Square, which hosts the intense urban activity of Istanbul and even Turkey. AKM is one of the landmarks of this crucial square and appears to have been reconstructed as of 2021
Boerentoren Tower, Antwerp, Belgium
Architect Daniel Libeskind will transform the iconic Boerentoren tower, located in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, into a major new public cultural centre, it was announced today
ChangXin Memory Technologies in Chongqing China
Inspired by the rapid development of the urban rail transit planning in recent years, PHA’ design of ChangXin Memory Technologies Centre in China, keeps up with the trend of and deliver innovation design, making full use of the location advantage as the project is next to the main subway station
Xiangshui Culture and Art Center, Yancheng, Jiangsu
The city where the, ATAH designed, Xiangshui Culture and Art Center project is located is at the northernmost end of the delta city cluster, resting on the southern side of the Guan River basin in China