Centro Cultural de Belém
In Centro Cultural de Belém, once stood a vast complex of artistic venues—Portugal’s largest building with cultural facilities—covering more than 140,000 m² of usable space. The story began in January 1988, when the Portuguese government decided to build for the European Council Presidency in 1992, with a longer-term aim of creating permanent homes for conferences, exhibitions, and performance arts, along with meeting halls, shops, and cafés. An international architectural competition selected a design by the consortium of Vittorio Gregotti and Atelier Risco, with the project at the time led by Manuel Salgado. The plan called for five modules—a Conference Centre, a Performing Arts Centre, an Exhibition Centre, a Hotel, and supporting facilities—but only the conference, performing arts, and exhibition modules were initially built. …
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