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01 REX | OMA Wyly Theatre |
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02 Snøhetta Wolfe Center for the Collaborative Arts |
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03 Diller Scofidio + Renfro Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center |
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05 Hodgetts + Fung Wildbeast Pavilion |
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06 Rafael Vinoly Curve Theater |
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Steven
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Tatiana Bilbao / at
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| 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… | |||||||||||
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| Wolfe Center for the Collaborative
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| 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 … |
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| Alice
Tully Theater Diller Scofidio + Renfro |
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| 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 … | |||||||||||
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| Cantos National Music
Centre Saucier + Perrotte architectes |
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| The National Music Centre is an urban musical instrument that dynamically responds in colour and scale to its contents and surroundings. Linked to the historic King Edward Hotel, the new building is an architectural … |
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| Wildbeast Pavilion Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture |
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| 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… |
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| Dallas City Performance
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| 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, … |
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Performing Arts Pavilion at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts |
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| 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 … |
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| Grant Recital Hall, Brown University Brian Healy Architects |
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| 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… |
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| CasArts – Theatre de Casablanca OMA |
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| 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… |
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Norwegian National Opera |
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| 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 … |
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| Dance Palace UNStudio |
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| 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 new complex houses The Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, headed by the prolific … View complete project description, including credits, images and drawings > |
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| Red Diamond Chiasmus Partners |
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| 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… View complete project description, including credits, images and drawings > |
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| Taipei Performing Arts Center NL Architects |
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| 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 … |
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| Curve Rafael Vinoly |
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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 … |
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| Casa da Música OMA |
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| 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 … |
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| Rouen Concert Hall & Exhibition
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| 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… |
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| Triaxial Field Steven Holl Architects |
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Rather than make an “object” building, Steven Holl Architects proposes to make a field, to merge the landscape and architecture. Light from above for the main event space is formed by voids cut through a triaxial structure… View complete project description, including credits, images and drawings > |
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Max Abramovitz, Pietro Belluschi, Philip
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Hans Scharoun Berlin Philharmonic Philharmonie's online resource. |
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Alvar
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Jørn Utzon Sydney Opera House The offical Sydney Opera House website includes an extenisive building program |
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Aldo Rossi Il Teatro del Mondo for the 1980 Venice Biennale |
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Design
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