Olivier Debre Contemporary Creation Centre

摘要

The Olivier Debre Contemporary Art Center project originated from an international competition that called for proposals to transform the former Ecole des beaux-arts in Tours into a space for the exhibition and creation of contemporary arts, alongside the conservation of the collection of the abstract painter Olivier Debre.The ambition of the program was to respect and engage in a dialogue with the dense historical city center, and to preserve the character of the existing building, but at the same time to provide large-scale voids for the new exhibition function as well as an open relationship with the city. The project is derived from existing conditions: a valuable architectural heritage, a particular urban context and a lucid ambition expressed by the competition brief. Accompanying them is the unique illuminating vision of reality in the work of Olivier Debre.