MÉCA Bordeaux Building, BIG Architects France, French Cultural Project Design
MÉCA Bordeaux Building
Cultural Architecture in France – design by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and FREAKS freearchitects
3 July 2019
MÉCA Bordeaux Building
Location: between Saint-Jean train station & the River Garonne, Bordeaux, France
BIG?S MÉCA FOLDS THREE ARTS INSTITUTIONS INTO ONE CULTURAL LOOP FOR BORDEAUX, NOVELLE-AQUITAINE

Photos by Laurian Ghinitoiu
Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and FREAKS freearchitects, MÉCA creates a frame for the celebration of contemporary art, film and performances, giving Bordeaux the gift of art-filled public space from the waterfront to the city?s new urban room.

Centrally located between the River Garonne and Saint-Jean train station, the new 18,000 m2 Maison de l?Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine, MÉCA, brings together three regional arts agencies ? FRAC for contemporary art, ALCA for cinema, literature and audiovisuals, and OARA for performing arts ? into a loop, cementing the UNESCO-listed city as the epicenter for culture.
BIG and FREAKS were selected to design the new home for the region?s contemporary art and culture by the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2012. MÉCA was inaugurated with BIG Founding Partner Bjarke Ingels, Associate Architects FREAKS, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region President Alain Rousset and the Minister of Culture Franck Riester, with the Presidents and Directors of FRAC, ALCA and OARA in atte...