Cultural
Cultural architecture gives communities their shared living rooms. This category features museums, galleries, theaters, libraries, and cultural centers from around the world. Explore how architects design buildings that host art and performance while becoming civic landmarks and destinations in their own right.
People’s Theatre Opens Permanent Inwood Home After 18 Years
WORKac's ramp-driven design gives Mino Lora's People's Theatre its first permanent home in Inwood, now the largest Latino-run theater in New York State.
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MAD to Convert 1923 Rotterdam Warehouse into Dance Center
MAD will convert a 1923 Rotterdam warehouse into Danshuis, a dance center opening in 2030 on the River Maas.
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Bawan Village Visitor Center by TAO
On the site of an abandoned petrol station in Yunnan, TAO builds a 244 m2 visitor center out of stacked local stone and...
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Zaha Hadid Architects Opens Songshan Lake Cultural Center
Zaha Hadid Architects opened the Songshan Lake center in Dongguan a decade after the founder's death, with flaring roofs drawn from the silk...
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Architects Office Designs World Trade Center Biotic in Brasília
Brazilian studio Architects Office has unveiled the World Trade Center Biotic, a 180,000 sqm mixed-use complex within Brasília's Parque Tecnológico. Built on a...
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Shigeru Ban Designs a Timber Concert Hall Inside a 19th-Century Armoury in Switzerland
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has unveiled the design for an intimate timber concert hall in Altdorf, Switzerland. Set inside a protected 19th-century armoury...
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Zaha Hadid Architects Designs Qiantang Bay Central Water Axis in China
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed designs for the Qiantang Bay Cultural District in Hangzhou, transforming former industrial land along the Zhedong Canal into...
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House of Knowledge by Christoph Hesse Architects
House of Knowledge by Christoph Hesse Architects creates a new cultural and ecological hub in Xinyang, China, where a community library and tea...
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