2011
Busan Cinema Center
영화의전당
byWolf D. Prix / Coop Himmelb(l)au[W.D.P./.C.H.]
Wolf Prix and Coop Himmelb(l)au's signature Korean work — home of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). The 163-meter Big Roof cantilevers without support over an outdoor plaza, the largest such cantilever in the world. The roof's underside is covered with 42,600 LEDs that animate at night. Free to walk under any time.
Drawing Sheet
- Project
- Busan Cinema Center
- Architect
- Wolf D. Prix / Coop Himmelb(l)au (b. 1942)
- Year
- 2011
- Location
- 해운대구, 부산
- Coords
- 35.1710° N · 129.1270° E
- Style
- Deconstructivism
- Status
- extant
- Access
- Open to public
Plan your visit
- Hours
- Outdoor plazas 24/7; cinema schedule varies (BIFF every October)
- Admission
- Free (plazas + outdoor screen events); cinema tickets ~₩10,000
- Nearest station
- Centum City Station (line 2), exit 6, 5-min walk
- Korean address
- 부산 해운대구 수영강변대로 120