Architectural Competition for the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Center for Contemporary Art

This competition invites architects and designers to transform a former 1970s textile school in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, into the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Center for Contemporary Art. Located along the Yantra River, the adaptive reuse project seeks to reinterpret the industrial and educational legacy of the site through a new cultural institution dedicated to exhibitions, artist residencies, workshops, and public programming. Proposals should balance architectural vision, sustainability, and feasibility while responding to the building’s strong material connection to textiles—an important reference to the work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude—and positioning the center as a major contemporary art destination in the region.