community of municipalities, which were previously dispersed among older, poorly adapted buildings.
Added to this ensemble is the creation of a media hall with seating for 2,000.
The project has strengthened the attraction of the music conservatory, already experiencing solid growth, and enhanced local cultural independence, and the influence of the jazz festival and the theater season.
The local anchoring and the emphasis on public life has engendered a new public square onto which all the building ' s entrances open. Open to the city and towards the promenade along the river, the center is a place that amplifies this architectural commission into an urban project. It creates the conditions for a pause for sharing activities, waiting, encounters, and social ties between generations.
The difficult economic context meant that the project was built over a 10-year period, in a
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