#PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
canada's national music centre by allied works takes shape in calgary
in 2009, following an international competition, allied works architecture was chosen to complete canada’s national music centre (NMC) in calgary, alberta.
Five years later, construction is well underway with a completion date scheduled for 2016. the NMC is an entirely new cultural institution that serves as a museum, performance hall, a place of interactive music education, a recording studio and a broadcast center. located opposite the stampede grounds in calgary’s east village, the scheme seeks to catalyze the future redevelopment of the historic district.the building is formed of nine towers, connected with a series of undulating terra cotta clad walls that organically rise and fall. entering from the street, the structure is filled with the reverberation of voices and music, drawing visitors upwards into five floors of performance, education and collection space.apertures at each gallery create a threshold of sound, introducing the content and programs of the particular exhibition. interstitial spaces are flooded with ambient light, framing views of the city and the landscape beyond. bridging across the street and back again, the building creates a gateway for the quarter, uniting the artists’ residences, recording studios and the restored king eddy hotel with the new presentation spaces.