Diamond Schmitt swaps concrete for glass at brutalist arts centre in Ottawa
Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt Architects has overhauled and expanded Ottawa's brutalist National Arts Centre, cladding it in glass to create a light-filled interior. More
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LMN Architects combines textured surfaces for Iowa City concert hall
American studio LMN Architects has completed a performing arts centre for the University of Iowa that features twisted terracotta panels, glass shingles and bespoke acoustic panels made of metal and felt. More
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Rojkind Arquitectos completes concrete concert hall on the Gulf of Mexico
Monolithic board-marked concrete volumes make up this seaside concert hall, built by Rojkind Arquitectos for the philharmonic orchestra of Mexican city Boca del Rio. More
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Paul Laurendeau covers Quebec amphitheatre with giant red roof
A huge roof clad in red-hued metal panels spans above this open-air theatre, which Canadian studio Atelier Paul Laurendeau has built on the waterfront of Trois-Rivières in Quebec. More
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Triangular concert hall by Productora and Isaac Broid takes cues from Aztec ruins
Mexican architect Isaac Broid and firm Productora has created a concrete performing arts venue in central Mexico that borders an archaeological site. More
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro wins contest to design £250 million concert hall for London
A major new concert venue replacing the Museum of London is to be designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the New York architecture firm behind the acclaimed High Line park. More
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Heatherwick's overhaul of New York Philharmonic concert hall scrapped
Thomas Heatherwick has suffered his third cancelled project in as many months, with his studio's plans to revamp the David Geffen Hall at New York's Lincoln Center now no longer going ahead. More
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Louis Kahn's floating concert hall may go to scrap
A stainless steel barge that American architect Louis Kahn designed to host orchestral concerts will be scrapped at a Louisiana shipyard, unless it finds a new owner by the end of the month. More
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Caruso St John's Liverpool Philharmonic Hall refurbishment revives an art deco masterpiece
Architecture firm Caruso St John has been named among the winners of the 2017 RIBA Regional Awards for its renovation and extension of Herbert Rowse's art deco Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. More
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Weathering steel clads "pop temple" in Leiden by Ector Hoogstad Architecten
A+Awards: this concert venue in the Dutch city of Leiden is clad with panels of weathering steel and was awarded a 2016 Architizer A+Award. More
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Conjoined glass and steel tubes form Studio Fuksas' concert and exhibition venue in Tbilisi
These images show the tubular forms of a music theatre and exhibition hall by Studio Fuksas, which is nearing completion in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. More
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Allied Works Architecture creates massive music centre for downtown Calgary
Covering two city blocks, Canada's National Music Centre comprises towering volumes clad in bronze-hued tiles and a refurbished historic brick building. More
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Drones offer fly-through preview of Herzog de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
For those who can't wait for the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg to open next month, creative agency Jung von Matt has released an interactive movie tour of the building filmed by drones. More
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Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie concert hall finished with monochrome furniture
For Herzog & de Meuron's £163-million Elbphilharmonie concert hall, the designers furnishing the space opted for a monochrome colour palette to keep the focus on the surrounding architecture. More
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Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie Hamburg announces completion in lights
Herzog & de Meuron's long-delayed Hamburg concert hall has announced its completion to the city in huge illuminated letters. More
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MAD reveals plans for translucent China Philharmonic Hall in Beijing
Chinese studio MAD has released visuals for its new concert hall in Beijing, which will be draped in a translucent fluted facade. More
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Zaha Hadid's Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre nears completion
These new photographs reveal a vast cultural complex by Zaha Hadid Architects, which is reaching its final stages of construction in the Chinese city Nanjing (+ slideshow). More
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Rex releases images of performing arts centre for New York's World Trade Center
A translucent marble cube by Rex Architecture that will contain the Perelman Performing Arts Center has been unveiled as the "keystone" for the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan (+ slideshow). More
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Diamond Schmitt Architects reveals Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts for Texas
Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt Architects has announced the construction of a concert hall dedicated to American musician Buddy Holly on what would have been his 80th birthday (+ slideshow). More
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Concert halls take centre stage on Dezeen's new Pinterest board
A concert hall in Poland featuring concrete and crushed brickwork impressed readers this week, so we've visited the Dezeen archives to create a Pinterest board full of awe-inspiring performance venues. Others include a spiky building shortlisted for last year's Mies van der Rohe Award and Herzog & de Meuron's part-completed Hamburg Elbphilharmonie.
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