China’s most vibrant city is undergoing a glamorous transformation, putting it on a par with some of the world’s biggest culture capitals.

Image 24 of 40 from gallery of Budapest Music Center / Art1st Design Studio. Photograph by Tamás, Bujonovszky

The Cimendef building, designed by Périphériques architects in 2015, was supposed to be a media library. The opening of the library didn’t happen but the building itself was bought by the Region Reunion Office. The new owner decided to put different cultural facilities in it by mixing together the Regional Music School (CRR), the headquarter of an association promoting local music (PRMA), and a part of the Literature Regional Center (CLR). The building is brand new but it needs to be changed…

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Music Library + Understage : A Vinyl Fantasy

William Rawn Associates created several buildings for a performing arts campus in Massachusetts, where retractable walls allow music to spill outdoors.

Image 1 of 33 from gallery of Antipode Music, Youth and Cultural Center / Dominique Coulon & associés. Photograph by Eugeni Pons

Image 7 of 18 from gallery of The Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center / Kevin Daly Architects. Photograph by Iwan Baan

Conceived as a musical village where people can dance and sing on the rooftops, the Music Conservatory of Montpellier opens up to the city as a new cultural center rooted in a haven of greenery.

Entry in International Competition for the Conceptual Urban and Architectural Design of the International Centre for Music in Żelazowa Wola, Poland (Birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin)Project by HRA Architekci