The underlying aim of these activities is to generate debate, thinking and reflection on the theme of the city and public space, and other issues that define current affairs.
[1] The CCCB offers the public access to part of its holdings, a multimedia archive comprising materials created by the centre during its years of activity.
Also open to the public is the centre's XcèntricArchive, a digital archive of experimental and documentary film, comprising over 700 titles related to its program “Xcèntric.
The remodelled premises are the work of the architects Helio Piñón and Albert Viaplana, and, in 1993, the project was awarded the FAD and Ciutat de Barcelona Architecture Prizes.
With its interplay of reflections, this new feature becomes a mirror of the surrounding rooftops and a prime lookout point over the city, as well as housing internal communications (halls, lifts and stairs).