Spain - Coruña - Santiago - The City of the Culture of Galicia
España - La Coruña - Santiago - Ciudad de la Cultura de Galicia
ENGLISH:
The City of Culture of Galicia (Galician: Cidade da Cultura de Galicia or simply Cidade da Cultura) is a complex of cultural buildings in Santiago de Compostela, Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, designed by a group of architects led by Peter Eisenman. Construction was challenging and expensive as the design of the buildings involves high degree contours, meant to make the buildings look like rolling hills. Nearly every window of the thousands that are part of the external façade has its own custom shape. Eisenman's proposal was selected for both conceptual uniqueness and exceptional harmony with the place.
The concept of the project is a new peak on Monte Gaiás, made up of a stony crust reminiscent of an archaeological site divided by natural breaks that resemble scallops, the traditional symbol of Compostela.
The building site has also become the base for the development of a public transparency urban experiment by the Spanish architect and artist Andrés Jaque. With Jaque's 12 Actions to Make the Cidade da Cultura Transparent, the building site was equipped with devices that make the political implications and ecological extension of the construction works understandable for the general public.
ESPAÑOL:
La Ciudad de la Cultura de Galicia (Cidade da Cultura de Galicia, en gallego) es un complejo arquitectónico diseñado por Peter Eisenman que está situado en Santiago de Compostela (España). Erigido en la cúspide del monte Gaiás, el complejo se compone de varios edificios y espacios orientados a asuntos culturales y de entretenimiento. El proyecto de Eisenman recrea una nueva cima en el monte Gaiás. Se trata de una costra pétrea que recuerda a un yacimiento arqueológico dividido por cortes naturales que evocan el motivo de la vieira, símbolo tradicional de Compostela. La concha surge de una superficie que presenta simultáneamente condiciones lisas y estriadas.
El complejo se funde con el terreno propio de aquel monte, configurando un urbanismo de figura a figura, en el que todos los edificios y la topografía lo son todo. La propuesta de Eisenman constituye una acrópolis cultural en una colina que invita a los peregrinos al conocimiento.
Spain - Coruña - Santiago - The City of the Culture of Galicia
España - La Coruña - Santiago - Ciudad de la Cultura de Galicia
ENGLISH:
The City of Culture of Galicia (Galician: Cidade da Cultura de Galicia or simply Cidade da Cultura) is a complex of cultural buildings in Santiago de Compostela, Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, designed by a group of architects led by Peter Eisenman. Construction was challenging and expensive as the design of the buildings involves high degree contours, meant to make the buildings look like rolling hills. Nearly every window of the thousands that are part of the external façade has its own custom shape. Eisenman's proposal was selected for both conceptual uniqueness and exceptional harmony with the place.
The concept of the project is a new peak on Monte Gaiás, made up of a stony crust reminiscent of an archaeological site divided by natural breaks that resemble scallops, the traditional symbol of Compostela.
The building site has also become the base for the development of a public transparency urban experiment by the Spanish architect and artist Andrés Jaque. With Jaque's 12 Actions to Make the Cidade da Cultura Transparent, the building site was equipped with devices that make the political implications and ecological extension of the construction works understandable for the general public.
ESPAÑOL:
La Ciudad de la Cultura de Galicia (Cidade da Cultura de Galicia, en gallego) es un complejo arquitectónico diseñado por Peter Eisenman que está situado en Santiago de Compostela (España). Erigido en la cúspide del monte Gaiás, el complejo se compone de varios edificios y espacios orientados a asuntos culturales y de entretenimiento. El proyecto de Eisenman recrea una nueva cima en el monte Gaiás. Se trata de una costra pétrea que recuerda a un yacimiento arqueológico dividido por cortes naturales que evocan el motivo de la vieira, símbolo tradicional de Compostela. La concha surge de una superficie que presenta simultáneamente condiciones lisas y estriadas.
El complejo se funde con el terreno propio de aquel monte, configurando un urbanismo de figura a figura, en el que todos los edificios y la topografía lo son todo. La propuesta de Eisenman constituye una acrópolis cultural en una colina que invita a los peregrinos al conocimiento.