The Madrid based architecture studio of Victoria Acebo and Ángel Alonso were the winners of the Premio de Arquitectura Joven (young architects prize), and their design for the Arts Centre in A Coruña was selected 'for the interesting architectural result of a mixed programme with dance and museum realised in one volume, which has a formal clarity.' Under the same name of Arts Centre, 2 different entities have found their place: a School for Dance and a Museum. The lower area which has a concrete façade is where the dance school is located, and the higher floors, with a glass façade contains the spaces of museum. Without any concessions to each other, both parties are combined in a singular image, with combined organisation. Nowadays, the building has been refurbished as National Museum of Science and Technology.
Arts Centre of A Coruna Museum and Dance School.
Arts Centre of A Coruna Museum and Dance School.
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- Project Year
- 2008
- Category
- Cultural Centres
Museums - Stories By
- aceboXalonso Studio
GLASFABRIK LAMBERTS
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Arts Center
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Architect: Acebo X Alonso, E - Madrid
Product: Ornament prismasolar
Awards: Premio de Arquitectura Joven (2007)
Photos: Marcela Grassi
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