Example of architecture for cultural structures and services
Example of architecture for cultural structures and services

Culture and services

Architectural projects for culture and services must take into consideration the needs and requirements of a community of users and the specific service for which the building is designed. In this section of arkitectureonweb you can find projects for libraries, campuses, museums.

Architecture of cultural buildings and services is a field of architecture that provides a variety of creative possibilities to designers and architects. These facilities are designed to meet the specific needs of the host community.

Cultural building architectures have the ability to capture the imagination and spirit of the community, creating a welcoming environment that encourages learning and socialising.

Cultural buildings are often designed to reflect the core values ​​of the place where they are located. For this reason, architects must carefully consider how their creations will influence the architectural style of the surrounding area and how they will contribute to its overall development.

Facilities dedicated to cultural events require more attention during the design process.

MUZE: the vertical university campus with a sophisticated and efficient design that offers socially dynamic spaces
MUZE: the vertical university campus with a sophisticated and efficient design that offers socially dynamic spaces

MUZE is an 18-story high-rise, 502-bed residence hall for undergraduate students in the West Campus neighborhood, two blocks west of the University of Texas main campus

Comparing nature and urban design.  An installation integrates the forest and the city
Comparing nature and urban design. An installation integrates the forest and the city

The Forêt project was conceived as an intervention aimed at raising awareness of the real and radical gap between the nature and the city. Thanks to 30 laminated pine panels, mecanismo studio creates an urban forest that can be permeated and crossed

Priko Vode Elementary School and Kindergarten. An unusual mash-up of educational facilities
Priko Vode Elementary School and Kindergarten. An unusual mash-up of educational facilities

The challenge of the project for the Priko Vode school in Solin, Croatia, was to combine in the same facility both an elementary school and a kindergarten, which are, although similar in purpose, not only different in their use and character, but also limit each other

Stella Maris Chapel located among fishermen's self-built houses
Stella Maris Chapel located among fishermen's self-built houses

A sacred space for the Virgen del Carmen, protector of sailors in the fishing village El Pris on the island of Tenerife: the Stella Maris Chapel

Performing Arts Center in Bao'An Cultural Complex
Performing Arts Center in Bao'An Cultural Complex

In Shenzhen, China, the crown jewel of the Bao'an Cultural Complex, the Performing Arts Center overlooking Quanhai Bay and the South China Sea, has been inaugurated

The Fang Zhang Building, an organic unity of form and content. Space inspired by the kong-vacuum concept in order to transcend the mundane
The Fang Zhang Building, an organic unity of form and content. Space inspired by the kong-vacuum concept in order to transcend the mundane

Inside Tongbai Palace, one of the most important traditional Taoist temples in China, the reconstruction of the water reservoir gives occasion for the birth of the Fangzhang Building: from Taoist parlance the "place where the immortals live," the building with highly symbolic architecture accommodates visitors as they arrive and the daily practice of the master

Nowhere. A red thread in the white landscape, effects of perspective and infinity
Nowhere. A red thread in the white landscape, effects of perspective and infinity

Artist and sculptor Gregory Orekhov has just completed his most recent work entitled "Nowhere" located in Malevich Park in the Moscow region. A 250-meter long red polypropylene carpet runs through the landscape through a snowy forest

The principles of Finnish children's education guiding the architecture of the Tikkurila Day Care Center
The principles of Finnish children's education guiding the architecture of the Tikkurila Day Care Center

The new Tikkurila Day Care Center, located in the heart of Vantaa, Finland, has a lively and energetic appearance, yet is full of small-scale projects that interact with its young users, making it the nation's largest day care center at three floors

Multipurpose center in Matagorda. A volumetric tetris concept of a clear, compact and organic architecture
Multipurpose center in Matagorda. A volumetric tetris concept of a clear, compact and organic architecture

The design for the Multipurpose Center in Matagorda starts from the premise of being a compact and simple architecture, adapted to the urban delimitation and defined in municipal planning, in close relationship with the cultivated landscape under the expanse of greenhouses typical of the region in which it is located, Alméria in Spain

Hankasalmi School Centre: the project focused on experiences and encounters rather than on a building
Hankasalmi School Centre: the project focused on experiences and encounters rather than on a building

The design of schools is not limited to the design of a simple building, but of well-being, of premises for activities, experiences and meetings aimed at growth: this is the case of Hankasalmi School Centre, the school of the small Finnish municipality that has become the pride of all its inhabitants

Renovation of a gym in Copenhagen with the Beta Boulders concept, providing a sports life in a pleasant atmosphere
Renovation of a gym in Copenhagen with the Beta Boulders concept, providing a sports life in a pleasant atmosphere

A collaboration between LADO architects and the startup "Beta Boulders" was born in 2018 with the aim of creating spaces for sporting activity located in urban centers across Europe

Innovative spaces of special beauty, where flowers and the harmony of place help heal the soul
Innovative spaces of special beauty, where flowers and the harmony of place help heal the soul

The Kálida Centre is a medical centre, a space of emotional, social and practical support for cancer patients and the people around them, a home open to all, where they can meet people, find refuge and where qualified professionals offer their help

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Baha'i temple
Molten glass and marble for a Chile temple. Variations in light and shadow create a surreal rotating movement

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada announced Hariri Pontarini Architects as the winner of the international RAIC 2019 award, an award won courtesy of the Baha'i temple project in Santiago, Chile. The temple was designed to be a meeting place and when it opened in 2016, it attracted 1.4 million visitors

The Hong Kong Palace Museum and its design embracing the spirit of bringing Chinese heritage to modern audiences
The Hong Kong Palace Museum and its design embracing the spirit of bringing Chinese heritage to modern audiences

The Hong Kong Palace Museum is the new centre for Chinese art and antiquities, designed as a civic centre and new landmark for the city, as well as a platform to connect new generations with China's cultural history

Stuart Shave Modern Art unveils a new contemporary art space on London's Bury Street
Stuart Shave Modern Art unveils a new contemporary art space on London's Bury Street

Not quite modern nor quite traditional: this is what Stuart Shave Art's latest gallery opening in London in August 2020 looks like, featuring wood and glass doors and a reclaimed oak floor

From fear to art, from isolation to fluidity. Transformation of a modern-era building in the Nabshi Gallery in Tehran
From fear to art, from isolation to fluidity. Transformation of a modern-era building in the Nabshi Gallery in Tehran

The urban fabric of downtown Tehran, which has been undergoing a certain revitalisation in recent years, has a rich concentration of the city's first manifestations of modern architecture. The project for the Nabshi Gallery consists of the conversion of one of these early examples of modern buildings into a center for art, design and architecture

A desire for sustainability that does not neglect tradition in the David Brownlow Theatre
A desire for sustainability that does not neglect tradition in the David Brownlow Theatre

The 160-seat auditorium, designed at Horris Hill School in southeast England, complements the school's existing campus-a sustainable building rich in historical references

"The world does not belong to obedient children. The world belongs to those who know it well enough to change it."

Montessori Kindergarten abstains from the use of color, toys and special noises, targeting every design choice and not to specific educational activities, built on Montessori tools and systems

LUMA Arles at Parc des Ateliers. An interdisciplinary and creative campus at the service of artists and the community
LUMA Arles at Parc des Ateliers. An interdisciplinary and creative campus at the service of artists and the community

LUMA Arles at the Parc des Ateliers, "If there is an image, a metaphor for this 21st century institution , it is that of a living organism. A place where the question is no longer whether spaces are open or closed but how they function in the present moment: a place where always, somewhere, something is happening. A biological archipelago..." Maia Hoffmann

"Transparent," an icon of modern Mexican architecture for the Monterrey campus

The historic building, which currently serves as the central administrative location for the entire campus system throughout Mexico has as its design brief the use of murals on the facade and lobby in an attempt to harmoniously extend the original design

Community Center of El Rodero de Mora, an architecture that celebrates and dignifies the community
Community Center of El Rodero de Mora, an architecture that celebrates and dignifies the community

A small complex is designed in Costa Rica with an extremely low budget: an extremely rare opportunity for such places to celebrate their community through architecture

Escola La Mar Bella and its renovation which doubles its capacity
Escola La Mar Bella and its renovation which doubles its capacity

La Mar Bella, built in the 1950s, is profoundly renovated and given two new elongated volumes placed in an L-shape, which define the school's open space patio

A new
A new " living room" for The State University of New York at New Paltz

The Campus Commons materializes New York University's need and desire for a space that would expand the existing meeting rooms and food court and endow the facility with a new recreation center

St. Martha Bethany Vidyalaya School. A school in India that protects its young visitors with its high walls
St. Martha Bethany Vidyalaya School. A school in India that protects its young visitors with its high walls

In a land of extremes, St. Martha Bethany Vidyalaya School with its solid and protective architecture on the outside creates colorful and dynamic yet intimate environments for the children of Punjab

MoMA, a museum about as light as a dandelion in the urban chaos of Bangkok
MoMA, a museum about as light as a dandelion in the urban chaos of Bangkok

MoMA is short for Museum of Modern Aluminum. The project was created by a group of ambitious clients with the goal of reviving the importance of aluminum in Thailand

Louny municipal swimming pool is like a sharp rock revealing its precious heart for the well-being of citizens
Louny municipal swimming pool is like a sharp rock revealing its precious heart for the well-being of citizens

The municipal swimming pool building in Louny, Czech Republic, with its sharp, angular exterior lines and sinuous, warm interior lines, is a surprise to passersby. Dynamically shaped facades conceal its interior on three sides, while toward the south they open up to create a large public space visible from the street

Willem Twee studios. Areas for electronic music in the attics of an old monumental synagogue
Willem Twee studios. Areas for electronic music in the attics of an old monumental synagogue

Reset architecture converted an office space into the Willem Twee Studios, music studios for electronic and electroacoustic music. This exceptional sound and music workspace is attracting international attention from electroacoustic musicians

Super Adobe method for the construction of the Rong Cultural Center. In harmony with the land and hands-on design in Iran
Super Adobe method for the construction of the Rong Cultural Center. In harmony with the land and hands-on design in Iran

Hormoz Island is a salty, 42 km2, oval-shaped tongue of land extending into the Persian Gulf. The climate is hot and the region is economically depressed. The Rong Cultural Center, with its shape in harmony with the island but also iconic in its own way, is located in the main port of Hormoz

The winning project of the UNESCO competition for the Bamyan Cultural Center, in Afghanistan. An architecture intended to emphasize the eternal presence of absence
The winning project of the UNESCO competition for the Bamyan Cultural Center, in Afghanistan. An architecture intended to emphasize the eternal presence of absence

Following the destruction in 2001by the Taliban of the world's two colossal Buddha statues, the world's largest dating back 1,500 years, UNESCO, with financial support from the government of South Korea, launched an international competition in 2014 for the Bamyan Cultural Center. A center to safeguard the existing heritage and promote the social and cultural development of the region

The new home of the Charles University Faculty of Humanities in Prague
The new home of the Charles University Faculty of Humanities in Prague

The original buildings of unquestionable architectural quality on the Prague University campus are being overwhelmed by a radical change needed to accommodate the new needs of the Faculty of Humanities Charles University in Prague