Architecture studio Snøhetta has released photography of its Busan Opera House, which is currently under construction on a waterside site in Busan, South Korea. More about Images reveal Snøhetta's Busan Opera House under construction in South Korea
A cave-like ground floor accessible on all sides will be the focal point of this opera house, which architecture studio Snøhetta is designing for Düsseldorf, Germany. More about Snøhetta unveils plans for cavernous opera house in Düsseldorf
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Renzo Piano Building Workshop's plans for an opera house in Vietnam. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features pearlescent opera house by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Architecture studios Renzo Piano Building Workshop and PTW Architects have broken ground on the Isola Della Musica opera house in Hanoi, which was designed to have a pearl-like appearance. More about Renzo Piano Building Workshop designs pearlescent opera house on Hanoi lake
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Shanghai Grand Opera House by Snøhetta. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "the most beautiful public stair design I have seen"
Architecture studio Snøhetta has released photos and videos of the Shanghai Grand Opera House, which features a dramatic spiral staircase that extends to the roof, as it nears completion. More about Videos reveal spiral staircase roof nearing completion at Snøhetta's Shanghai opera house
Danish studio BIG has designed a curving folded roof informed by traditional Kosovan skirts for the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo in Pristina. More about BIG to wrap Kosovo opera and ballet theatre in sculptural photovoltaic roof
The next instalment in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is Oslo Opera House, a Snøhetta-designed project that pioneered the concept of architecture as landscape. More about Snøhetta's Oslo Opera House was the most significant building of 2007
New York-based Gachot Studios has redesigned the patrons lounge at The Metropolitan Opera, imbuing the space with rich materials like textured wallpaper, black granite and brass accents. More about Gachot Studios refreshes lounge at The Metropolitan Opera in New York
Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed its design for an opera house in the historic town of Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, informed by traditional Najdi architecture. More about Snøhetta references vernacular mud-brick architecture for Saudi Arabian opera house
British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio has revealed visuals of a performing arts centre planned for Hainan, China, that draws on the island's volcanic landscape and Hainanese opera costumes. More about Heatherwick Studio designs volcano-like performing arts centre for China
Chinese firm Domani Architectural Concepts has created a recording studio inside Guangzhou Opera House, featuring an interior covered with jumbled wooden panels that contribute to its acoustic performance. More about Meilan Music Studio's "chaotic" interior references the spontaneity of music composition
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel's studio has unveiled its proposal for a giant opera house on the waterfront in Shenzhen, China, which will be covered by a curving roofscape. More about Jean Nouvel designs sinuous Shenzhen Opera House for China
Tchaikovsky Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre by wHY Architecture will be built on the bank of the Kama River in Perm, Russia, near the Ural mountains. More about wHY Architecture reveals design for opera house in Russia
Henning Larsen designed the white angular volumes of Hangzhou Yuhang Opera to look like ice floes on a lake. More about Henning Larsen completes iceberg-like opera house in Hangzhou
Snøhetta has revealed visuals for a major new opera house in Shanghai, featuring a spiralling stepped roof that will connect the upper levels of the building with a riverside plaza. More about Snøhetta to build Shanghai Grand Opera House with spiral staircase roof
Danish studio Henning Larsen is set to add a new foyer, performance space and workshop to the Opéra Bastille in Paris. More about Henning Larsen to extend Paris' largest opera house
Mecanoo's 141,000-square-metre National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, described as the "world's largest performing arts centre under one roof", is now open in Taiwan. More about Mecanoo completes world's largest performing arts centre in Taiwan
PES Architects used custom-developed ceramic tiles and louvres to create the curving lines of the Strait Culture and Art Centre in Fuzhou, China. More about PES Architects reveals petal-shaped Strait Culture and Art Centre in Fuzhou
Stanton Williams has redesigned the entrances, reconfigured the ground-floor lobby and added a 400-seat auditorium, in a major rejuvenation of London's Royal Opera House. More about Stanton Williams completes major renovation to open up London's Royal Opera House