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A DIGITAL PUBLICATION FEATURING INNOVATION IN WORLD ARCHITECTURE

Projects

Past Issue - Performing Arts Centers
REX | OMA, Dee and Charles Wyly Theater The Dallas Theater Center (DTC) is known for its innovative work, the result of its leadership’s constant experimentation and the provisional nature of its long-time home. DTC was housed in the Arts District Theater, a dilapidated metal shed...North AmericanREX | OMA, Dee and Charles Wyly TheaterSnohetta, The Wolfe Center for the Colla After years of neglect and an academic program that split the various fine arts departments across the campus’ expansive setting, Bowling Green State University moved to create a provocative new collaborative art school that would redefine the art...North AmericanSnohetta, The Wolfe Center for the CollaDiller Scofidio + Renfro with FxFowle... The redesign of Alice Tully Hall transforms the 1,100 seat venue from a good multi-purpose hall into a premiere chamber music venue with street identity and upgraded functionality for all performance needs. A shear one-way cable net glass...North AmericanDiller Scofidio + Renfro with FxFowle...Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture,... Clad in copper-hued shingles, and nestled into the berm which flanks the entry drive, the Wildbeast Pavilion is both a recital hall and an outdoor performance shell. Hodgetts+Fung conceived of this performance space much as one might design a...North AmericanHodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture,...Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Dallas City... Set within Dallas’ cultural district, the City Performance Hall will be home to nearly 80 different performance groups, making it one of the most versatile arts facilities in the region. This will be the people’s building, designed for the...North AmericanSkidmore, Owings & Merrill, Dallas City...Stephen Dynia Architects, Performing Arts... The program called for a 500+ seat proscenium theater for drama, dance, music and other events that can accommodate the seasonal population fluctuations of a resort community. This was achieved with an unconventional sectional configuration that...North AmericanStephen Dynia Architects, Performing Arts...Brian Healy Architects, Grant Recital Hall Adaptive re-use of an existing masonry shell that inserts and incorporates a new acoustical inner-liner for a new performance space. The acoustic performance of the space was enhanced by exposing the entire volume of the carriage house and inserting...North AmericanBrian Healy Architects, Grant Recital HallOMA, CasArts-Theatre de Casablanca The siting of a building is perhaps more crucial to its impact and success than its design. While design defines the user’s experience, siting determines its ultimate contribution for citizens as a new insertion into the urban condition. For...GlobalOMA, CasArts-Theatre de CasablancaSnøhetta, Norwegian National Opera The construction of the new Opera House is the largest single culture-political initiative in contemporary Norway. The government hoped the opera house would be a monumental building that would put Norway on the cultural map while highlighting the...GlobalSnøhetta, Norwegian National OperaUNStudio, Dance Palace UNStudio/ Ben van Berkel’s design selected for Dance Palace in the historic centre of St. Petersburg. UNStudio’s design has been selected in the competition for a 21,000 square meter dance theatre in the historic centre of St. Petersburg. The...GlobalUNStudio, Dance PalaceChiasmus Partners, Red Diamond Located in the historic DongCheng district of Beijing, the project calls for a conversion of old factory complex into a dance center with a performance hall, a practice hall and a saloon. With the intention to emphasize the public character of the...GlobalChiasmus Partners, Red DiamondNL Architects, Taipei Performing Arts Center The dichotomy between high and low culture is slowly disappearing. But how can we create an environment that is inspiring for everyone? Is it possible to be elitist and populist at the same time? How can we envision a truly Public building? Square33...GlobalNL Architects, Taipei Performing Arts Center Rafael Vinoly Architects, Curve Theater  As an anchor for redevelopment of the St. George’s Conservation Area in downtown Leicester, Curve seeks to engage with the life of the communit. Rafael Vinoly Architects PC thus turned the typical theater configuration “inside out”,...Global Rafael Vinoly Architects, Curve Theater OMA, Casa da Música The past thirty years have seen frantic attempts by architects to escape the domination of the “shoe-box” concert hall. Rather than struggle with the inescapable acoustic superiority of this traditional shape, the Casa da Musica attempts...GlobalOMA, Casa da MúsicaBernard Tschumi Architects, Concert Hall &... The project was initiated as a civic tool capable of fostering both the economic expansion and cultural development of the Rouen district in the 21st century. This double function informed the program’s development at a well-located site near...GlobalBernard Tschumi Architects, Concert Hall &...