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Marion Cultural Centre opened on 23 November 2001. The building, designed by Melbourne architects Ashton Raggat McDougall (ARM) in collaboration with the Adelaide studio of Phillips/Pilkington Architects (PP), is located in Marion, Adelaide〔http://www.marion.sa.gov.au/page.aspx''Accessed 5 March 2012''〕 The Cultural Centre was funded by the Marion City Council to create a cultural meeting place for the community of Marion. The building houses a library, information centre, art gallery, multipurpose space, cafe, workshop space, multipurpose performance hall and plaza.〔(Schematic Drawings courties of ARM Architects ''Accessed 5 March 2012'' )〕The architecture is intended to emphasize the importance of the creative agenda for Marion’s future sustainability.〔http://www.floornature.com/projects-learning/project-marion-cultural-centre-pp-arm-adelaide-australia-2002-4193/ Accessed 5 March 2012〕 ARM Architecture have given the Cultural Centre a connecting theme for residents and visitors by incorporating the word MARION into the façade and external features of the building, The intent is to encapsulate the vision of Marion as a technology-driven smart zone, in a striking and unique design. The design is made to be boldly unfamiliar when first sighted, but close up there are aspects, like the verandah, that are colloquial in nature. The entry, mid-way along the Arcade, brings the user into an open circulation space that is partially filled with a café and wide steps leading up to the library. The building contains the library, a modest gallery and auditorium. The latter is the most interior of all, with no windows and clad internally with plywood panels. These stained panels feature many small holes in groupings. A more direct symbol is used on the ceiling, with a two pixilated hands.〔Harrison, Stuart. Words on Buildings: the role of text on civic buildings, in SAHANZ International Conference, Proceedings, 2004 Accessed 5 March 2012〕 == Design approach and key influences == The Marion Cultural Centre is situated in between the large Westfield Shopping centre (second largest in Australia, Westfield Group) and SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre. The building is significantly smaller than the shopping centre, using its proximity to the road to enhance the effect of the word MARION to the passer-by.〔http://www.floornature.com/projects-learning/project-marion-cultural-centre-pp-arm-adelaide-australia-2002-4193/ Accessed 5 March 2012〕 The centre is designed to be a vibrant public place where people can come to meet and relax. The building design is driven by the spirit of education. The centre was commissioned to redefine a new generation cultural complex. It aims to encourage and sustain the local arts community – creating something that has a sense of community and commitment to a positive future. In addition, the design of the building is intended to reflect the public’s commitment to environmental awareness and energy efficiency.〔http://www.architecture.com.au/awards_search?option=showaward&entryno=20025009〕 Where architects require, complex programs go beyond the purer architectural triad of structure, form, and light at the service of space. They suggest an architecture of bold communication rather than one of subtle expressions.〔Alan Colquhoun, "Typology and Design Method," Arena, Journal of the Architectural Association (June 1967), pp. 11-14.〕 The Marion Cultural Centre is an embodyment of iconography; in architectural jargon called a duck. Its small size does not correspond to its complex form. The silhouette describes a symbolical duck in itself, as decorated with the collage of letters for its content; an Objets Trouvẻs – bas-reliefs in masonry. Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown’s “Leaning from Las Vegas”〔Venturi, Robert. Brown, Denise Scott, "Learning From La Vegas; The Forgotten symbolism of Architectural Form: Historical and Other Precedents: Towards an Old Architecture" pp. 105-108.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marion Cultural Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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