FRAC, Marseille, France. Architect: Kengo Kuma, 2013. Overall Exterior View.
FRAC, or Fond Regional D’art Contemporain, was established in 1982 to decentralize artistic activities in France, and has its offices and facilities in Provence, Alps and Cote D’Azur. It aims to support young artists and their works, and each facility is closely connected with its locals. Following their attitude, FRAC Marseille is also a place-on-the-street type of cultural center that is entirely open to the site is in a unique triangle shape, sandwiched between two streets in the waterfront quarter of the town. "What we wanted was not a closed gallery but was an elevated street that could work as it is an exhibition space and a workshop. On the elevated street, there is a knot set up as an open air plaza, which functions also as a meeting place or even a party room. In this way, inside and outside can be effectively linked, and this is what FRAC has aimed since its inception."
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