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How many times have you been faced with the challenge of designing a cultural center? While this may seem like quite a feat, many architects have had to design a program that blends a community center with culture.
Among the projects published on our site, we have found numerous examples that highlight different responses, from flexible configurations to sites that prioritize central gathering areas for citizens and activities. See our series of 50 community centers and their plans and sections below.
Centro Cultural y Ecológico Imagina / TIBÁrquitectos
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Centro Cultural Arauco / elton_léniz
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Ku.Be House of Culture in Movement / MVRDV + ADEPT
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Concrete at Alserkal Avenue / OMA
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KRONA Knowledge and Cultural Centre / Mecanoo + CODE: arkitektur
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre / Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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House of Culture / KÜHNLEIN Architektur
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Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture / LMS Architects
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Centre Culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce / AFO - Atelier Big City, FSA Architecture Inc and L’OEUF Architects in consortium
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Cultural Center and Library ‘De Factorij’ / ebtca architecten & Archiles architecten
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Maison De La Culture / Atelier 56S
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CorpArtes Theater and Cultural Center / Renzo Zecchetto Architects
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Estación Cultural Tecpatán / Oficina de Diseño y Taller Brigada de Arquitectura
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Plaza Cultural Norte / Oscar Gonzalez Moix
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El Tranque Cultural Center / BiS Arquitectos
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Centro de Arte y Cultura / FURMAN-HUIDOBRO arquitectos asociados
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Cultural Centre and Music School / Alberich-Rodríguez Arquitectos
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CaixaForum Sevilla / Vázquez Consuegra
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Centro Cultural Cobquecura / Alberto Campo Baeza
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Passy Cultural Center / Beckmann N'Thepe
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Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center / Cristián Fernández Arquitectos + Lateral Arquitectura & Diseño
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Praça das Artes / Brasil Arquitetura
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Nave 16 Matadero Madrid / ICA Arquitectura
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Rehabilitation of Former Prison of Palencia as Cultural Civic Center / Exit Architects
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Centro Cultural Casal Balaguer / Flores & Prats + Duch-Pizá
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La Jota Cultural Center / G///bang
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Cultural Center of Viana do Castelo / Eduardo Souto de Moura
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Sedan Cultural Center / Richard + Schoeller Architectes
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Japanese Cultural Center of D.R. Congo / Keio University SFC Hironori Matsubara Laboratory
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Heydar Aliyev Center / Zaha Hadid Architects
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Cultural Center in Katowice / Rafal Mazur
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Daoíz y Velarde Cultural Center / Rafael De La-Hoz
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Niigata City Konan Ward Cultural Center / Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design
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Les Quinconces Cultural Center / Babin+Renaud
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Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda y Plaza de la Ciudadanía / Undurraga Devés Arquitectos
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Akiha Ward Cultural Center / Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design
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Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre / DIALOG
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Eyüp Cultural Center and Marrıage Hall / Emre Arolat Architects
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Centro Cultural Caixa Forum Barcelona / Arata Isozaki
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El Musical Cultural Center / Eduardo de Miguel Arbonés
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Cultural Center at Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon / Ateliers O-S architectes
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Sluzewski Culture Centre / WWAA + 307kilo
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Córdoba Cultural Center / Castañeda, Cohen, Nanzer, Saal, Salassa, Tissot
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Cultural Centre Bad Radkersburg / Gangoly & Kristiner Architects
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Cultural Center La Gota - Tobacco Museum / Losada García
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Rafaela New Cultural Center / Airaudo + Caballero + Giménez Rita + Llonch
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Heat Exchanger Važecká / Atrium Architekti
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“Le Creste” Cultural Centre / AREA PROGETTI + UNA2 + Andrea Michelini + Laura Ceccarelli
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Auneau Cultural Center / Architecture Patrick Mauger
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Editor's Note: This article was originally published on the 9th of September 2018.