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Beyond Bilbao - three contemporary cultural architecture projects in Northern Spain.

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Centro Niemeyer in Avilés was opened in 2011 as an open space for arts and cultural events – music, theatre, dance, expositions and speaking. It is one of Asturias’ tourism attractions and a symbol of Avilés’ transformation. It has been described in detail by Álvarez Martínez (2018).  It contains an auditorium for 1,000 people, a dome for art exhibitions, a multifunctional building that has a cinema and a cafeteria, and a 13 meter lookout tower over the Avilés estuary, used as restaurant  

 

Centro Niemeyer has a large open space that is open to the public and used for leisure activities. The Centre uses this space for for example open air performances. The centre is located on ‘the other side’ of the river, extending the old city centre. A pedestrian walkway was designed to cross the river, the railroad and big road  and connected the historic centre of Avilés to the centre. After the walkway, there a tunnel under the port road with the entrance to the Centre.

Link: https://www.centroniemeyer.es/

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