Cidade da Cultura de Galicia, CdC (Ciudad de Cutura, City of Cilture) in Santiago de Compostela is, in its own words, a large-scale cultural hub, devoted to the knowledge and creativity of today, enabling an integrated approach to a strategic element for the development of Galicia: that of culture. Architecture has been made to be at the service of culture and art. In 1999 twelve design concepts were received by renowned architects and Peter Eisenmann’s was selected. CdC was initially envisioned as a space for promoting Galicia and its culture worldwide.  The proposed complex had six big buildings  - a Library,

Newspaper Library, Music Theatre, Museum, Central Services building and New Technologies building. The initial budget was € 108 million.

 

The plan was discussed and in 2005 redefined when the Galician government changed and a leftwing coalition that was very critical of the developments took over power from a rightwing government led by Manual Fraga, a long-serving president of the regional government (1990 – 2005). Realised have been the Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship, the Library and Archive, the Museum and the Centre for Cultural Innovation, with a range of open spaces and works of art. The  current strategic plan 2021 - 2027 stresses entrepreneurship, technology and the programming of Galician culture. A new building dedicated to research, the Fontán Building (12,689 m2), was added after some architectural adjustments (especially the roof), but the building with its rather conventional glass façade and steel, is quite different.

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Link: https://www.cidadedacultura.gal/en