| Jean-Marie Tjibaou Kanak
Cultural Centre Nouméa, New Caledonia 1992 Renzo Piano Building Workshop |
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| - Centre's two principal design ideas:
evoke the Kanak skills in building with nature and in nature to use traditional local materials with modern materials wood stone glass aluminium lightweight technologies - Composed of a series of large shells: each pavilion is from nine to twenty metres high arranged along a main axis - The pavilions contain exhibition rooms, an auditorium, and a restaurant - This is an example of a natural visually tactile design that engages the imagination with light, air, and natural materials - Conscious of its insertion into its location both physically and culturally |
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