"MUSIC CLOUD", New Philharmonie De Paris, Coop Himmelblau

"The form of the new Philharmonie, wrapped in a diaphanous and elegant metal, glass and media "curtain", creates a dynamic and memorable gateway into Paris from the North as it is placed parallel to the Périphérique. The Architecture of the Philharmonie, shaped by the dynamic interaction of urbanism and nature, acts to release the events and experiences of culture happening within the building to the greater audience of public outside as an ever changing cloud of light and sound."

Coop Himmelb(l)au
"Music Cloud", New Philharmonie de Paris

Paris, France

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the architecture, Coop Himmelb(l)au

"is not a color, but an idea having architecture with fantasy, as buoyant and variable as clouds."

Wolf D. Prix - Coop Himmelb(l)au
PRIX, DREIBHOLZ & PARTNER ZT GmbH
Austrian architect

BUSAN CINEMA COMPLEX , Coop Himmelb(l)au

The proposal for the Busan Cinema Center and home of the Pusan International Film Festival suggests a new intersection between public space, cultural programs, technology and architecture to create lively and vibrant landmarks within the urban landscape as icons of contemporary culture.

The concept envisions an Urban Plaza of four overlapping zones including an Urban Valley, a Red Carpet zone, the Walk of Fame and the PIFF Canal Park.

Roof elements acting as a Virtual Sky connect the objects and zones into a continuous, multi-functional public urban space. Media, technology, entertainment and leisure are merged in an open-architecture of changeable and tailored event experiences. The result is a responsive and changing space of flows acting as an urban catalyst for cultural experimentation and transformation.

Coop Himmelb(l)au
The Busan Cinema Complex - An Urban Plaza
Korea

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Absence and Presence, Coop Himmelb(l)au

Absence and Presence

"While not visible, the Great Egyptian Museum's monumentality is present through the formal configuration of past, present and future. A landscape incision and an inversion, the museum sinks into the earth and the history of the country."

Coop Himmelb(l)au
Great Egyptian Museum
CAIRO, EGYPT

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the architecture, Coop Himmelb(l)au

"We believe that a vigorous urban architectural experience results when the qualities of space are linked, creating a rhythm of dynamism and concentration."

Coop Himmelb(l)au

Akron Art Museum , Coop Himmelb(l)au

"The museum of today is no longer just the storage of knowledge, it is an urban concept. The museum of the future is a three-dimensional sign in the city, which transports the content of our visual world. "

Coop Himmelb(l)au
Akron Art Museum
OHIO, USA

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