Soweto Theatre South Africa, Jabulani building
Soweto Theatre is in the heart of the culturally rich Jabulani CBD precinct Soweto, South Africa. The precinct is being redeveloped by the City of Joburg Property Company SOC (JPC).
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Alésia and Mistral Cinema Theaters, Paris
Reconstruction and refurbishment of Alésia and Mistral cinema theaters in Paris 14th arrondissement, design by Manuelle Gautrand, architect – surface 5,500 sqm, project in progress, 2011-13
Lyric Theatre Belfast, O’Donnell + Tuomey Building
In 2003, the Lyric held an international architectural competition and selected O’Donnell + Tuomey as architects to design a new theatre facility.
Emmen Theatre, Dutch Zoo Building
Emmen Theatre and Zoo incorporates the surrounding outdoor spaces in a unifying scenography: The large new urban square; the landscape element, introducing the zoological park; the roof landscape, providing visitors with the opportunity to take a break from the noise and activity of the city.
Spira Performing Arts Center, Jönköping Building
Spira has four different performing arts venues: a main concert hall that seats 910, a 450-seat theater, a 200-seat black box, and a 200-seat café stage. The building is situated on an artificial peninsula jutting out into Lake Munksjön, right in the center of downtown Jönköping.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon
London-based theatre design consultancy Charcoalblue’s work is clearly making waves on both sides of the ‘pond’ as the multi-award-winning transformation of the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres wins the prestigious USITT 2012 Architecture Honor Award
National Theatre Brussels: New Theater Belgium
National Theatre Brussels building design: ambiance is one of cryptic darkness, the dense blackness of the materials adding to the effect. With each new scenography, the spectator is instantly plunged into a novel light-induced mood
Taipei Performing Arts Centre, OMA Building Taiwan
The design of TPAC, comprising a 1,500-seat theatre and two 800-seat theatres, is the result of investigation into the internal workings of theatre. Plugged into a central cube clad in corrugated glass, each theatre shares backstage space and mechanical facilities.
Théâtre la Licorne Montreal Arts building
The new building of Théâtre la Licorne like the theater company that runs it, La Manufacture, has a strong bond with its surrounding area.
Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester Building
The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building. It is located in the city centre at the north east end of St Ann’s Square. It is bounded by Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street.
Ashkelon Dance & Music Center Israel Building
Music and Dance Center. Two mains theaters: one with 500 seats, one with 200 seats, Music conservatory, Ballet academy, studios, school for dance, library, exposition spaces, cafeteria.
Marlowe Theatre Canterbury Building, Kent
The new Marlowe Theatre was formally opened on 4 October 2011 by the HRH the Earl of Wessex accompanied by the Countess of Wessex, at a gala concert before an audience of 1200 invited guests.
Hornsey Town Hall: Crouch End Building
Bennetts Associates has prepared preliminary proposals to convert the landmark Grade II* listed Hornsey Town Hall in Crouch End into a new drama school for Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Royal Court Theatre Liverpool
The Royal Court Liverpool is another step closer to its restoration with award-winning British architectural practice Allford Hall Monaghan Morris announced as the winning architects in the Theatre’s Next Stage Competition.
Royal Court Theatre London, Sloane Square
Built in 1888 as a Victorian playhouse, the Royal Court Theatre on Sloane Square has come to represent both risk and continuity in British theatre, a radical tradition of contemporary work performed in historic space.
Theatre Park Slovenia, Murska Sobota Building
The Cinema Park Building was erected in the 1950s from plans by the modernist architect Franc Novak. Slovenia architecture design by Studio Kalamar Architects.
State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
The building volumes are clearly articulated on the site. The theatres are stacked vertically and located centrally, freeing up space on the site for a large courtyard: an urban oasis and outdoor event space.