Oscar Niemeyer offered this project to the principality of Asturias as a present for the 25th anniversary of the Prince of Asturias Award (which he won in 1989), and was defined by Niemeyer as his most important in Europe, which is the reason for its name – Centro Niemeyer.
The Niemeyer Centre is formed by five main elements that complement each other:
The open square is a large open outdoor space for cultural activities that reflects Niemeyer’s idea of a place open to humankind.
The auditorium contains approximately 1000 seats for concerts, theatre, and conferences. It is unusual in that its seating does not distinguish between social classes. It includes the Club, a small space for concerts, and an exhibition room in the foyer.
The dome is the exhibition building.
The tower, showed in the image, is for sight-seeing and includes a restaurant and cocktail lounge.
The multi-purpose building contains the film centre, meeting-rooms, cafe, shop, and information kiosk.
joaoslr says
Oscar Niemeyer offered this project to the principality of Asturias as a present for the 25th anniversary of the Prince of Asturias Award (which he won in 1989), and was defined by Niemeyer as his most important in Europe, which is the reason for its name – Centro Niemeyer.
The Niemeyer Centre is formed by five main elements that complement each other:
The open square is a large open outdoor space for cultural activities that reflects Niemeyer’s idea of a place open to humankind.
The auditorium contains approximately 1000 seats for concerts, theatre, and conferences. It is unusual in that its seating does not distinguish between social classes. It includes the Club, a small space for concerts, and an exhibition room in the foyer.
The dome is the exhibition building.
The tower, showed in the image, is for sight-seeing and includes a restaurant and cocktail lounge.
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Crossposted from /r/ModernistArchitecture
highburygal says
This is gorgeous!
cjdennard89 says
Oscar Niemeyer weiner?
earlobelick says
I’m amazed