Stark monochromatic interior of Saint Rocco church brings stone ruins into focus
Architects Luigi Valente and Mauro Di Bona have renovated the former church of Saint Rocco in southern Italy into a theatre with a black and white interior. More
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OMA's long-awaited Taipei Performing Arts Center nears completion in Taiwan
The Taipei Performing Arts Center, a theatre complex with three auditoriums that plug into an corrugated glass cube designed by OMA, is nearing completion in the capital of Taiwan. More
Charred timber performing arts centre built by Studio Seilern in parkland campus
Studio Seilern Architects' performing arts centre is intended to look as if it is emerging from the woods at Wellington College in Berkshire, England. More
Foster + Partners releases photos of Apple's Steve Jobs Theater Pavilion
The "largest carbon-fibre roof in the world" tops the Steve Jobs Theater Pavilion at the Foster + Partners-designed Apple Park campus, which is revealed in these new images. More
White concrete volumes conceal bright red auditorium in Dominique Coulon & Associés' theatre
Stacked white, concrete volumes conceal the vibrant red, pink and orange interior of this theatre in the former mining town of Freyming-Merlebach by Dominique Coulon & Associés. More
Shigeru Ban's La Seine Musicale incorporates a wall of moving solar panels
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has completed a music complex near Paris, featuring an egg-shaped auditorium and a wall of solar panels that move to follow the path of the sun. More
Apple Park's Steve Jobs Theater opens to host 2017 keynote
Apple CEO Tim Cook has officially opened the auditorium and events venue at the company's Foster + Partners-designed campus, where today's Apple Event took place. More
Studio Fuksas suspends cloud-like auditorium inside Rome convention centre
Studio Fuksas has completed a convention centre and hotel complex in Rome, featuring an auditorium in a translucent fibreglass "cloud", suspended within a huge glass box. More
Snøhetta's King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture nears completion
New photographs reveal the pebble-shaped forms of Snøhetta's cultural centre in Saudi Arabia, which is nearing completion ahead of its slated opening date in 2017. More
Mirrors reflect arched openings and steps inside wooden auditorium by Penda
Penda has set this auditorium for a Beijing art museum inside a wooden box, which features arched openings, and mirrors that reflect endless iterations of its curved cutaways. More
Dramatic folded canopy shelters riverside terrace of MX_SI Architects' auditorium in Spain
A huge canopy extends from one side of this auditorium in the Spanish province of Córdoba and folds over a riverside terrace, encouraging visitors to loiter around before and after performances. More
ETH Zurich students build floating wooden pavilion for Manifesta art biennale
Visitors to this year's Manifesta art biennale can watch films while enjoying a swim in this floating pavilion, built by students to float on Switzerland's Lake Zurich ( + slideshow). More
MAD's sinuous Harbin Opera House photographed in the snow by Iwan Baan
These new images by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan offer a look at the MAD-designed Harbin Opera House in China after heavy snowfall (+ slideshow). More
Álvaro Siza completes red brick theatre near Barcelona
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has built a red brick theatre in Llinars del Vallès, a village outside Barcelona (+ slideshow). More
MAD's sinuous Harbin Opera House completes in north-east China
Beijing studio MAD has completed an opera house in the Chinese city of Harbin, featuring an undulating form that wraps two concert halls and a huge public plaza (+ slideshow). More
Souto de Moura and Correia reference industrial dust collectors with auditorium in Portalegre
Shiny metal cladding and exposed ducting lend an industrial feel to this auditorium for a virtual-reality research centre in Portalegre, Portugal, by Eduardo Souto de Moura and Graça Correia (+ slideshow). More
Translucent glass concert hall designed by Barozzi Veiga with a jagged roofline
This concert hall in Poland by Spanish studio Barozzi Veiga features ribbed glass cladding and a spiky roof, giving it the appearance of an icy crown (+ slideshow). More
Peter Haimerl's Bavarian concert hall has a rough stone exterior and a raw concrete interior
One end of this stone-clad concert hall in Germany by Peter Haimerl Architektur appears to have subsided into the ground, causing the other to lift up in to the air (+ slideshow). More
ALA's Kuopio City Theatre extension features a crinkled facade
Crinkled fibre-cement panels clad the facade of this theatre extension by Finnish studio ALA Architects in the city of Kuopio, complementing the concrete exterior of the original 1960s building (+ slideshow). More
UNStudio's Theatre de Stoep improves its acoustics with a moving auditorium ceiling
UNStudio has completed a theatre in the Dutch town of Spijkenisse, featuring a spotty facade that glows purple at night and an auditorium with a ceiling that moves to improve acoustics (+ slideshow). More