City of Culture of Galicia seen from southeast, 2009. L to R: Galician National Archive, National Library, History Museum (in background), Heritage Research Center. Photo courtesy Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia.


Galician National Archive south elevation, seen from the east. Photo: Manuel Gonzales Vicente. Courtesy Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia.


West facade of Galician National Archive and two entries. Photo: Manuel Gonzales Vicente. Courtesy Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia.


National Archive exhibition gallery, with glass floor. Photo: Manuel Gonzales Vicente. Courtesy Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia.


Galician National Archive entry level looking down to reading room. Photo: Manuel Gonzales Vicente. Courtesy Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia.


National Archive lower level view of soffit and entry above. Photo: Manuel Gonzales Vicente. Courtesy Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia.

"Project Facts:

Size: one million sq ft
Start: 2000

Projected completion timeline:

National Archive: December 2008
Heritage Research Center: December 2009
Biblioteca: December 2009
History Museum: March 2010
International Art Center: December 2012
Performing Arts Theatre: 2013

Total area: 173 acres

Major components of the CCG are

The Museum of Galician History (172,000 square feet)
International Art Center (135,000 square feet)
Performing Arts Theater (220,000 square feet)
Galician Library (122,000 square feet)
National Archive (86,000 square feet)
Heritage Research Center (50,000 square feet)

Surrounding the built area of the CCG is the Arboretum of Galicia: an area of gardens and native woodland, conceived as both a recreational and an educational facility.

Credits:

Architects
Eisenman Architects

Senior Partner & Principal Designer: Peter Eisenman
Partner-in-Charge: Richard Rosson
Project Director: Sandra Hemingway

Design Team – Competition: Elena Fernandez, Sebastian Mittendorfer, Selim Vural

Design Team – Schematic Design: Hernan Diaz Alonso, Matteo Cainer, Andri Gerber, Chien Ho Hsu, Bradley Khouri, Jorg Kiesow, Ceu Martinez, Paul Preissner, Jeremy Ricketts, Andy Saunders, Onur Teke, Chia Fang Wu

Design Team – Design Development: Jennifer Mujat-Kearns, Ashraf Sami Abdala, Jeremy Carvalho, Stephanie Choi, Christiane Fashek, Erkan Emre, Eric Goldemberg, Zheng Ji, Orit Kaufman, Lucia Martinez, Matias Musacchio, Mikako Oshima, Rafael Ivan Pazos, Anna Pla, Maria Sieira, Theo Spyropoulos, Yakob Sutanto, Federica Vannucchi, Raquel Vasallo, Khalid Watson

Execution Architects & Engineers of Record: UTE Andres Perea Ortega & Euroestudios, Madrid "
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