Architects Coop Himmelb(l)au have won the competition to design a performing arts centre in Zarautz, Spain. More »

The website of The Guardian newspaper presents a slideshow of the new National Grand Theatre in Beijing, designed by Paul Andreu. Andreu’s website has many renderings of the project, which opens on Tuesday. Photo: China Daily/Reuters.

The final story we’ve lifted from MIMOA is the Franz Liszt Concert Hall at Raiding in Austria by Rotterdam architects Atelier Kempe Thill. More »

Korean architect Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies will build a temporary pavilion in New York City this September to host a series of performances to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Storefront for Art and Architecture gallery. More »

The Casa da Musica concert hall in Porto, Portugal, by Office for Metropolitan Architecture has won the European Award at the Royal Institute of British Architects awards, held in London tonight. More »

Spanish architects Estudio Barozzi Veiga have won first prize in a competition to design the new Szczecin Philharmonie concert hall in Szczecin, Poland. More »

Here is another Gulf project by architect Jean Nouvel, this time his design for Dubai Opera in the United Arab Emirates. More »

Here are the remaining images of La Philharmonie de Paris by Jean Nouvel, plus an architectural statement on the project (in French). More »

Here are some interior images of Jean Nouvel’s competition winning design for La Philharmonie de Paris (see previous post). More »

Architect Jean Nouvel has won a competition to design the new Philharmonie de Paris building at Parc de La Villette in the French capital. More »

Zaha Hadid’s office have sent us two more images of her Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre, plus a statement describing the project. More »

Here is the full set of images of Zaha Hadid’s design for the Performing Arts Centre for Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates (see our earlier story here). More »