Winner of Big Urban Projects Category

 

MIPIM Future Projects Awards 2008

 

Masterplan

 

Culture And Media City -

Tripoli / Libya

 

The site for the Media and Cultural City is located close to the old city centre, surrounded by the main cultural street with public buildings to the north and a busy dual carriageway to the south.

 

The zoning of the proposed cultural, commercial and media activities responds to the characters of the surrounding streets with the main cultural buildings located to the north, commercial buildings to the east and media buildings to the south.

 

The various activities are united around a central square.  The Opera House forms the main focus of the Media and Cultural City and its design is part of a holistic approach aimed at the creation of a high quality public realm.

 

The experience of the Media and Cultural City starts by enhancing the outdoor environment. A grid of canopies varying in height and size control the temperature and humidity whilst providing shade and filtering daylight.