Constantin Brancusi Pavilion

Constantin Brâncusi Center” is a tribute project dedicated to Constantin Brâncusi. A project realized in 2022 in the city of Craiova, Romania consisting of a symbolic glass volume above ground and an underground exhibition space. This center is in the courtyard of the Craiova Art Museum, Mihail Palace, an architectural monument.The “Constantin Brâncuși Centre” is composed of a piece of work made entirely of glass, a tribute landmark, and an underground space of 1400 m2: gathering area, café, exhibition space and conference area. The access to the underground space is done through an amphitheatre which opens to the exterior through a harmonic glass wall.The project proposes a cultural program: international interactive centre comprised of 2 underground floors and 1 ground floor. Its height is 12 meters and it has a total surface area of 1481 m2 that can be used, divided in above-ground area of 81 m2 and underground area of 1400 m2The sculptor of Romanian origin Constantin Brâncuși was born in the village of Hobita near Craiova and is linked to the city of Craiova through his professional training. Inside the Art Museum, several works signed by Constantin Brâncuși are exhibited. The exterior glass work is a sign-signal, a work between architecture and “op-art” sculpture that aims to create an optical illusion between several forms often found in Brâncuși’s work: the cube-square prism, the ovoid, the fusiform volume. At the same time, it is also a reference to a project that Brâncuși did not realize: the Temple from Indore.