A mobile theatre will visit Clerkenwell Design Week in London this May, inspired by a miniature concert hall above a coal-shed that used to be in the area in the seventeenth century. More »
Slideshow: here are the latest visuals by architects OMA of their designs for a performing arts centre that broke ground today in Taipei, Taiwan. More »
Paris architects Nadau Lavergne have completed a round wooden theatre and matching circular restaurant for a campsite in the south of France. More »
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Jay Merrick of The Independent describes the revamped Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury by Keith Williams as “a scene stealer in a city that’s already full of star attractions,” while Maev Kennedy, writing for The Guardian, applauds the local council for investing in a building that will generate income and jobs for the area. The theatre will be officially opened by Prince Edward on 4 October.
Visitors enter a theatre in Huelva, Spain, below a bulky concrete cafe that rests upon backlit glass walls of purple and blue. More »
A veil of metal lace screened by thin concrete piers clads an extension to a baroque theatre and an adjacent commercial block in Germany. More »
Estonian studio Salto Architects have completed a temporary summer theatre in Tallinn made of black spray-painted straw bales. More »
A pair of shell-like forms contain the two halls of this performing arts centre in Kansas City by Israeli architect Moshe Safdie of Safdie Architects. More »
This temporary outdoor stage in Estonia by local studio Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid is made entirely from timber batons. More »
Brussels firm 51N4E have converted the industrial buildings at this former coal mine in Winterslag, Belgium, into a cultural centre. More »
The Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects has opened in Guangdong province, China. More »
This faceted stone building by Hungarian architects Építész Stúdió contains a concert hall and conference centre in Pécs, Hungary. More »
Dezeen archive: following the popularity of our story on Frank Gehry’s New World Centre in Florida, we’ve compiled all our stories about theatres, concert halls and auditoria. See all the stories »
The New World Symphony’s orchestral academy designed by Frank Gehry opened yesterday in Miami Beach, Florida. More »
ADJKM Arquitectos have won a competition to build a music complex in Caracas, Venezuela, with this design covered in a veil of vertical louvres. More »