Calatrava could design Belgrade Philharmonic building

Internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava has said that designing a new home for the Belgrade Philharmonic would present a great creative challenge. This is according to an announcement from the Belgrade Philharmonic Foundation, which has been the host to the visiting architect this week. Calatrava could design Belgrade Philharmonic building The Spaniard visited potential locations for the new building and showed excitement about Belgrade's urban potential, according to this. He welcomed the city officials' intention to transform the banks of the Danube and Sava. Calatrava's potential involvement in the project would help a bigger project, the one regarding Belgrade's 2020 term as a European Capital of Culture. According to the architect, the philharmonic is constantly working to create a completely new cultural map of Serbia. He added that the project on the banks of the Danube was also very important, since the river is one of Europe's most significant cultural trails. The link that would be established with central Europe would turn Belgrade into a capital of culture in the Balkans, Calatrava was quoted as saying.

Calatrava could design Belgrade Philharmonic building

The Spaniard visited potential locations for the new building and showed excitement about Belgrade's urban potential, according to this.

He welcomed the city officials' intention to transform the banks of the Danube and Sava.

Calatrava's potential involvement in the project would help a bigger project, the one regarding Belgrade's 2020 term as a European Capital of Culture.

According to the architect, the philharmonic is constantly working to create a completely new cultural map of Serbia. He added that the project on the banks of the Danube was also very important, since the river is one of Europe's most significant cultural trails.

The link that would be established with central Europe would turn Belgrade into a capital of culture in the Balkans, Calatrava was quoted as saying.