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
Centro Cultural Arauco / elton_léniz
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Ku.Be House of Culture in Movement / MVRDV + ADEPT
Concrete at Alserkal Avenue / OMA
KRONA Knowledge and Cultural Centre / Mecanoo + CODE: arkitektur
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre / Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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House of Culture / KÜHNLEIN Architektur
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture / LMS Architects
Centre Culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce / AFO - Atelier Big City, FSA Architecture Inc and L’OEUF Architects in consortium
Cultural Center and Library ‘De Factorij’ / ebtca architecten & Archiles architecten
Maison De La Culture / Atelier 56S
CorpArtes Theater and Cultural Center / Renzo Zecchetto Architects
Estación Cultural Tecpatán / Oficina de Diseño y Taller Brigada de Arquitectura
Plaza Cultural Norte / Oscar Gonzalez Moix
El Tranque Cultural Center / BiS Arquitectos
Centro de Arte y Cultura / FURMAN-HUIDOBRO arquitectos asociados
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Cultural Centre and Music School / Alberich-Rodríguez Arquitectos
CaixaForum Sevilla / Vázquez Consuegra
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Centro Cultural Cobquecura / Alberto Campo Baeza
Passy Cultural Center / Beckmann N'Thepe
Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center / Cristián Fernández Arquitectos + Lateral Arquitectura & Diseño
Praça das Artes / Brasil Arquitetura
Nave 16 Matadero Madrid / ICA Arquitectura
Rehabilitation of Former Prison of Palencia as Cultural Civic Center / Exit Architects
Centro Cultural Casal Balaguer / Flores & Prats + Duch-Pizá
La Jota Cultural Center / G///bang
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Cultural Center of Viana do Castelo / Eduardo Souto de Moura
Sedan Cultural Center / Richard + Schoeller Architectes
Japanese Cultural Center of D.R. Congo / Keio University SFC Hironori Matsubara Laboratory
Heydar Aliyev Center / Zaha Hadid Architects
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Cultural Center in Katowice / Rafal Mazur
Daoíz y Velarde Cultural Center / Rafael De La-Hoz
Niigata City Konan Ward Cultural Center / Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design
Les Quinconces Cultural Center / Babin+Renaud
Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda y Plaza de la Ciudadanía / Undurraga Devés Arquitectos
Akiha Ward Cultural Center / Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design
Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre / DIALOG
Eyüp Cultural Center and Marrıage Hall / Emre Arolat Architects
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
Sluzewski Culture Centre / WWAA + 307kilo
Córdoba Cultural Center / Castañeda, Cohen, Nanzer, Saal, Salassa, Tissot
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Cultural Centre Bad Radkersburg / Gangoly & Kristiner Architects
Cultural Center La Gota - Tobacco Museum / Losada García
Rafaela New Cultural Center / Airaudo + Caballero + Giménez Rita + Llonch
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Heat Exchanger Važecká / Atrium Architekti
“Le Creste” Cultural Centre / AREA PROGETTI + UNA2 + Andrea Michelini + Laura Ceccarelli
Auneau Cultural Center / Architecture Patrick Mauger
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on the 9th of September 2018.
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