Institut for (x)
The Institute of (X) is an independent cultural and business platform for artists, entrepreneurs and craftsmen working side by side.Located in a former customs building in the district of Godsbanen, a former railway traffic area. It is fficially dedicated by the municipality of Aarhus to become a future culture hub in the very heart of the city.
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Project description
| City | Aarhus (Denmark) |
| No. of inhabitants | 336,4 T |
| Location | centre |
| Title | Institut for (x) |
| Building | Godsbanen / custom house, railway traffic |
| Address | Skovgaardsgade 5c, 8000 |
| Date of origin | 1923 |
| Monument | not mentioned |
| Original function | public administration |
| Owner | city of Aarhus |
| Usable space | buildings and yard |
| Kind of contract | lease |
| Tenant | Bureau Detours |
| Date of launch | 2009 |
| Temporary function | cultural centre, business hub |
| Pattern | stand-in |
| Architecture | typology of temporary |
| Construction | recycling, transport containers |
| Urbanism | ‘temporary experiments for permanent use’ |
| Future | park Den Grønne Kile (The Green Wedge) |