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The form and function are essential aspects of architecture. The concept of "Form Follows Function" means that the form or the aesthetics of the structure must follow its function so that the architectural structure can perform the function. Even though the structure is based on the function, the architectural structure must not be purely utilitarian. It must also consider its aesthetics for the structure to exceed from just a simple building. That's why James Walter Schildroth argued that the phrase "Form Follows Function" has become mundane, thus he replaced the phrase to "Form And Function Are One" to bring transcendence to architecture. Therefore, in architecture, these two aspects are equally important to perform its function and to satisfy the craving of man for beauty in this world.

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He led the Kanak independence movement in 1984. During a referendum between the French and the Kanak people, Jean-Marie suggested to set an Agency for the development of Kanak Culture to promote the Kanak handicrafts and the arts. It was implemented by Jean-Marie, until he was assassinated in 1989. After his assassination, the French President ordered and funded to build the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center.

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Designed by : Renzo Piano

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The Center was designed in: 1991

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It was completed in: 1998

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The Center occupies a total of 88,100 square foot of land.

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Located in: the capital of New Caledonia, which is Noumea

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The Cultural Center is Surrounded by Ocean and Lots of Lush

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The Cultural Center is Surrounded by Ocean and Lots of Lush

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Its facades that are facing to the South are designed to protect the building from strong winds and storms coming from the sea in the Monsoon season.

The facades that are facing to the North are oriented towards a peaceful lagoon and it is designed as transparent and permeable to be more open to its surroundings.

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The Cultural Center's design is inspired from Kanak villages.

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The Center's shape and materials are all from the indigenous people's vernacular architecture.

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MATERIALS: iroko wood, glass, steel, and bamboo

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The Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center utilized green building strategies for a natural ventilation and integrated the Center with nature.

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The viable roof skylights and the screen of laminated iroko wood is used for the wind to push the hot air out of the top while the bamboo wall filters light into the interior.

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The Cultural Center has multiple structures that lessens the volume of the center to create a balance with all the shapes and sizes in the site. Each structure has a separate function.

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Each pavilion is inspired by the traditional cone-shaped wooden Kanak hut called the Grand Case , which is a main venue for activities inside the New Caledonia's villages and it can be also a residence of the chiefs.

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Each of the pavilions is 20-28 meters high

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Each pavilion has 55-140 square meters

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The pavilions are connected by an elongated "spine" (250-meter long footpath) that gives access to the main functional spaces of the complex.

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to promote the indigenous Kanak culture, its traditions, languages, craftsmanship, and the arts

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One pavilion constitutes an open-air theater that houses 4,500 people. The theater is for temporary exhibitions, artist workshops, storage areas, administration offices, and etc.

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One pavilion composes a library for the people to be educated about the traditions of the Kanak people and to develop the cognitive side of the people.

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One pavilion houses the sculptures that are made by the Kanak people.

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One pavilion lodges conference rooms for the people to engage in an intellectual discourse about the Kanak culture and its people.

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One pavilion lodges paintings that are created by the Kanak people.

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One pavilion accommodates a multimedia center for the people to learn about the music of the kanak people and documentaries about them.

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One pavilion constitutes a cafe for people to rest from that walking in the Center.

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One pavilion houses the cultural and historical artifacts of the Kanak people.

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There are also pavilions that focuses on the dances and the applied arts of the Kanak people, but there aren't any documented images yet.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE JEAN-MARIE TJIBAOU CULTURAL CENTER

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE JEAN-MARIE TJIBAOU CULTURAL CENTER

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The incorporation of the traditional and modern architecture on the Jean-Marie Cultural Center helps the Center to be more forward looking by showing that the past can be blended with the present in a beautiful way. It is also a way for the natives to be introduced to modern thoughts and culture. Its form can be represented as a solace for the Kanak culture which is searching for its place in a globalized world. Most importantly, the Center reminds the people of the pacification between the people of New Caledonia and France.

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Inspired by Native Architecture',  Inhabitat, 20 July Available at: https://inhabitat.com/jean-marie-tjibaou-cultural-center-inspired-by-native-architecture/

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Bianchini, R. (2019) 'The Jean-Marie Cultural Center by Renzo Piano',  Inexhibit, 17 February Available at: https://www.inexhibit.com/mymuseum/the-jean-marie-tjibaou-cultural-center-by-renzo-piano/

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Stefanu, V. (2019) 'EXPLORING the KANAK TJIBAOU CULTURAL CENTRE in NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA (PACIFIC OCEAN)', Youtube, 25 March Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSMnP_twLy0&t=660s