Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Center

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About the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Center (from www.niemeyercenter.org)

Degree: Bachelor in Architecture Subject: Construction Systems 1 Group: 2A

Date of visit: Oct 23, 2009

The first stone of the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Center was laid last April.

The inauguration of the Center is planned for spring 2010, making the Niemeyer Center the fastest cultural complex of international relevance to open to the public since the original idea of creating the center was conceived in 2006. The foundation piles on which the buildings will be built are currently being installed.

Furthermore, as the driving force behind the Island of Innovation which will completely transform the banks of the estuary currently used for industrial purposes, the Niemeyer Center will be the centre of an ambitious town-planning restructuring and economic regeneration project.

It is the axis around which the Avilés of the future will be built. Designed by the Government of the Principality of Asturias and the City Council of Avilés this is one of the most ambitious projects to take place in the recent history of the city. Strategic and dynamic town-planning form the basis of the project, making it a driving force of the Asturias of the XXI century.

The Niemeyer Center is an open door to culture in all its shapes, forms, traditions and styles. Music, theatre, cinema, expositions, conferences and outdoor and educational news will be the main focus of a multidisciplinary cultural programme of which the only common denominator is excellence.

The Niemeyer Center was created to attract talent, knowledge and creativity. From this point of view, not only will it be a gateway to the best of the worlds culture, but also a producer of contents. Since the celebration of the First World Forum of Cultural Centres in Avilés the Niemeyer Center has worked in connection with some of the most prestigious cultural centres throughout the world.