Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne
Nouvel, Jean
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Alternative Titles
KKL Luzern
Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern
Date
1993-2000Description
Café terrace, showing view of Lake of Lucerne and city; The American architect and acoustics engineer Russell Johnson (1924-2007) with his company artec group designed the acoustics for the Concert Hall in Lucerne. The center occupies a large and magnificent central site, facing onto the lake. From the lake the building is dominant but graceful, its horizontal profile and gently-sloped roof lying low beneath the mountain backdrop. From the building, the lake provides stunning views from the balcony - framed by the dramatic overhanging roof - and through the irregular windows of the main facade. The building comprises three different spaces - a carefully acoustically-engineered concert hall, a flexible space for concerts and congresses, and an art gallery. Each has a quite different character architecturally, unified only by the generous roof and the plaza it covers. Source: Galinsky [website]; http://www.galinsky.com/ (accessed 7/18/2010)
Type of Work
concert hall; convention centerSubject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), music, Performing arts, Twentieth century
Rights
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