Renzo Piano Building Workshop: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

摘要

The Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre is located in Kallithea, 4 km south of central Athens. An important cultural and educational project. the site will comprise the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera in a 170,000 m~2 landscaped park. Currently a parking lot left over from the 2004 Olympic Games, once the site of a racetrack, the project restore the site's lost connections with the city and the，sea. As one of Athens earliest seaports on Faliro Bay, Kallithea has always had a strong relationship with the water. At present, however, despite its proximity, there is no view of the sea from the site.To restore this, an artificial hill is being created at the south (seaward) end of the site. The sloping park culminates in the cultural center building, giving it spectacular views towards the sea.