Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

The Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, designed by Mumbai, India–based Charles Correa Associates, is a facility for neuroscience and cancer research in Lisbon, Portugal.

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

The center's site includes several outdoor gathering spaces that are open to the public, including an amphitheater which is used for concerts and other performances.

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Pathways through plaza.

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Plaza

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Amphitheater

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

View into the indoor-outdoor garden from the plaza.

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

An indoor-outdoor garden brings greenery into the stone complex.

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Inside the research building, double-height lobby spaces allow visitors to see into lab spaces, furthering the goal of opening the center to the community.

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Restaurant

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Lecture Hall

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

A glass bridge connects the two buildings at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown.

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Glass bridge interior.

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

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