Snøhetta Wins Competition to Design €50 Million Lascaux IV Cave Painting Center in France

Every designer would probably love a €50 million budget to design a sublime multimedia visitor center for one of the world's most precious historic sites - Lascaux in southern France. <a href="http://www.cassonmann.co.uk">Casson Mann</a> and <a href="http://www.snoarc.no">Snøhetta from Norway</a> scooped first place in the Lascaux IV: International Cave Painting Center competition, and their eco-sensitive design promises visitors a mesmerizing, otherworldly experience of this enormous complex of cave paintings that dates back to Paleolithic times.

Snohetta and Casson Mann scooped first place in the coveted Lascaux IV Cave Painting Center competition in France

With a facade that ranges from opaque to translucent, their center will create an otherworldly experience for visitors

A range of public spaces and dark exhibition areas will be available

The center is built into the topography and shafts of light peer through to provide daylighting

The idea is to recreate the feeling of discovering the caves for the first time

The information center is said to evoke a sense of spiritual awe!