the green culture hub – rewarded

The new Cultural Centre is an open dynamic gesture for people and culture. It is an urban green hub shaped and composed by the unique location where the city, the park and its waterfront meet. The Cultural Center is a sculptural meeting point for all generations, uniting and enhancing the flows of the city, its connectivity with the landscape and its relation to nature. It is an open, robust and flexible framework designed and built with the highest level of sustainable responsibility for the future development of cultural and city life in Tartu. It is designed as a beautiful green sculpture and as a performing destination sending out good vibes that inviting everybody to visit learn, study, investigate, understand and participate. 


Program: Culture Centre, Art Museum, Office, Gallery, Library and Cinema.
Location: Tartu, Estonia
Client: Tartu municipality
Size: 21.000 m2
Type: 3st Prize – open competition