Protests in Tirana as Albanian national theatre demolished to make way for BIG project
The site of BIG's proposed new national theatre in Tirana has become the focus of anti-government protests as demolition of the original theatre begins. More
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Unparelld'arquitectes creates Emergency Scenery public performance backdrop in Olot
Unparelld'arquitectes has turned four buttresses supporting a party wall in the town of Olot, Spain, into an arched public shelter that aims to "catalyse activity" on the street. More
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro to renovate Frank Lloyd Wright theatre in Dallas
Diller Scofidio + Renfro has been chosen to design the renovation of Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas, Texas, the only theatre built by Frank Lloyd Wright. More
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wHY Architecture reveals design for opera house in Russia
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
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Steven Chilton Architects completes "bamboo forest" theatre in Wuxi
The Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre, which is wrapped in a steel structure designed to look like a bamboo forest, has opened in China. More
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Competition: win a copy of London’s Great Theatres by Simon Callow and Derry Moore
In our latest competition, we're offering five readers the chance to win a copy of London's Great Theatres by Simon Callow with photography by Derry Moore. More
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Revolving auditorium is showpiece of Boulevard theatre by SODA
A theatre has opened in London's Soho that can be completely reconfigured at the touch of a button. More
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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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Stufish models the Chimelong Theatre in China on traditional circus tents
An undulating golden facade wraps around the 6,700-seat Chimelong Theatre on Hengqin Island in China, which Stufish has designed to evoke the form of traditional circus tents. More
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Alexandra Palace Theatre restoration makes a feature of decades of decay
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has refurbished the long-abandoned east wing and theatre at Alexandra Palace in London, leaving its original surfaces visible in a state of "arrested decay". More
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Maich Swift Architects creates canal-side theatre as third Antepavilion
The third annual Antepavilion is a three-storey colourful rooftop structure designed by Maich Swift Architects that will be used as a canal-side theatre and is topped with a light beacon. More
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SERA expands Portland Playhouse with building wrapped in glass and charred wood
American studio SERA Architects has overhauled a 115-year-old church building and created a contemporary addition to house a nonprofit theatre company in Oregon. More
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Witherford Watson Mann builds "unorthodox" opera theatre within old stable block
Witherford Watson Mann has overhauled a former stable block in Leicestershire to create the rural Nevill Holt Opera theatre, which is shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize. More
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Henning Larsen completes iceberg-like opera house in Hangzhou
Henning Larsen designed the white angular volumes of Hangzhou Yuhang Opera to look like ice floes on a lake. More
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MAD designs Yiwu Grand Theater to look like a Chinese junk
Architecture studio MAD has designed a theatre for the city of Yiwu, China, which will be surrounded by water and topped with "glass sails" to give it the appearance of a boat sailing on a river. More
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David Rockwell inserts huge plywood box into The Shed for inaugural concert
David Rockwell has created "a rough and ready kit of parts" for the set of the first concert at New York cultural venue The Shed. More
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Haworth Tompkins designs Peter Hall Performing Arts Centre with glass foyer
Peter Hall Performing Arts Centre has a triple height glazed foyer with a timber ceiling designed by Haworth Tompkins for a school in Cambridge. More
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Curled aluminium ribs envelop Xiqu Centre for Chinese opera in Hong Kong
Canadian studio Revery Architecture has completed an opera house in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District, which is covered in curved aluminium slats arranged in wavy patterns. More
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Haworth Tompkins creates public foyer for Bristol Old Vic Theatre
Haworth Tompkins has renovated Bristol's Grade I-listed Old Vic theatre – the oldest continuously working theatre in the English speaking world – to create "a public room for the city". 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
