Architecture
The center was designed in 2011 by the Spanish architecture team MADE IN Architects, a group created specifically for this competition and led by architect Manuel Monteserin. The team was initially composed of Manuel Monteserin, Javier Simó, Beatriz Pachón, María Mallo, Guiomar Contreras, Nacho Álvarez Monteserin, Antonio Alejandro, Alicia Domingo, Luis Marcos, Beatriz Crespo, Ismael garcía, Iñigo redondo, Jorge López, Andrés Infantes and Lain Sarustegui. The subsequent development of the project was carried out by Manuel Monteserin, Beatriz Pachón and Javier Simó, in collaboration with Eddea The project is dedicated to the pop music industry, which holds significant cultural and economic influence in this part of Asia. It comprises an outdoor amphitheater for 10,000 people, a concert hall for 6,000 people, six live houses known as the "Whales," five restaurants connected by an elevated walkway, two towers containing offices, museum spaces, and rehearsal rooms, an exhibition center, and a network of parks and promenades that link the entire site. The design seeks to produce a heterogeneous architectural landscape, in which each building responds to its specific program and context. During the design phases the team assigned names to the different architectures, such as the "Whales" and the "Dolphins." These names were later adopted by the citizens of Kaohsiung, who now refer to the buildings in the same way. A key objective from the competition stage was the creation of new public spaces that function independently of performances, integrating the project into the everyday life of the city. In the area of the live houses, the accessible green roofs form gentle hills overlooking the harbor and the sea. In the exhibition center, a large open shaded platform beneath hexagonal structures provides a flexible civic space that can host markets, dance events, theater, and other activities. More than a thousand trees were planted, creating a large park at the mouth of the Love River, with the expectation that the tropical humid climate will foster abundant vegetation in the coming years. == Entertainment events ==
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File:Kaohsiung skyline from Pier 2 Art District in 2017.jpg|Kaohsiung Music Center under construction in 2017 from Pier 2 Art District File:高雄流行音樂中心 Kaohsiung Music Centre - under construction in October 2017.jpg|Kaohsiung Music Center under construction in October 2017 File:高雄流行音樂中心 Kaohsiung Music Center - under construction in 2018.jpg|Kaohsiung Music Center under construction in July 2018 File:Kaohsiung Music Center - 52831936310.jpg|
Coast Guard Administration Anping-class offshore patrol vessel in front of the Kaohsiung Music Center File:06.15 總統出席「第五屆國家海洋日慶祝活動暨雲林艦成軍典禮」 - 53791259187.jpg|Kaohsiung Music Center from the water File:Kaohsiung sunset skyline 2019.jpg|Kaohsiung sunset skyline 2019 File:2024-Kaohsiung Music Center and Rubber Duck.jpg|2024-Kaohsiung Music Center and Rubber Duck File:Kaohsiung Music Center 海洋文化及流行音樂中心.jpg|Exterior close up File:Kaohsiung Music Center and Lingyaliao Railroad Bridge lit with Ukrainian flag colors during 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival (cropped).jpg|Kaohsiung Music Center and Lingyaliao Railroad Bridge lit with
Ukrainian flag colors during 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival File:Kaohsiung Music Center with sunset photographed from Glory Pier.jpg|Kaohsiung Music Center with sunset photographed from
Glory Pier File:06.10 總統視導「海安11號演習」 (52962998672).jpg|Counterterrorism drill in 2023 File:Kaohsiung Music Center 20240212.jpg|Kaohsiung Music Center at dusk in 2024 File:06.10 總統出席「第四屆國家海洋日慶祝典禮」 (52963443446).jpg|Interior File:06.10 總統出席「第四屆國家海洋日慶祝典禮」 (52962842772).jpg|Interior ==See also==