Busan Cinema Center by Coop Himmelb(l)au

Three days ago, the Vienna architectural office Coop Himmelb(l)au won the invited competition for a multiplex cinema in Busan, South Korea. A truly generous program (congress hall, open-air cinema, six screening rooms, and a complex serving as a background for the needs of an international film festival) has a budget of 70 million Euros. Prix and Swiczinsky, who always incorporate "hourglasses" and mention clouds in their projects, describe the project in Busan as: "an exceptional connection between public space, cultural programming, technology, and architecture.” The authors have named the roof "virtual sky," which will create a public multimedia spatial experience. Info>