Canadian National Music Centre – Extraordinary Building
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 by momo # Architecture Sponsored Links:The design of the National Music Center celebrates the landscapes of Western Canada with a series of “resonant vessels” informed the crags and ravines of the Rocky Mountains, the pinnacles of southern Alberta and the prairies wide open the creation of spaces that will resonate with the sounds of the NMC’s offer dynamic programs.
Built around the historical (and condemned) King Edward Hotel, many have speculated on how the design would treat this piece of Calgary’s musical history that closed in 2004 after serving as a hotbed of blues music in Canada for decades.
Projected to open in 2014, the 135,000-sq.-ft. National Music Centre will give Canadians a place that amplifies the love, the sharing and the understanding of music through collections, programs and collaborations across the country.
via e-architecture.co.uk



