Teatre La Massa, Vilassar de Dalt, Catalunya

Teatre La Massa Vilassar de Dalt

Design: Rafael Guastavino Moreno

This impressive Catalan building has circular structure with a rectangular stage area. The distinguishing feature of the building is the 17-m diameter Catalan vault over the main hall. The shallow dome’s structure is a double layer of ceramic tiles.

Structural Archaeology Belo Horizonte

Structural Archaeology

Design: Vazio S/A architects. Considered for a time Brazil’s largest cinema, Cine Theatro Brasil was built in 1932 at an important intersection in downtown Belo Horizonte. Structural Archeology sought to activate this now unused space, coating the roof framework with a translucent screen, and turning the bleak void into an active venue.

Multifunctional Theater in Mont-Laurier

Multifunctional Theater

Multifunctional Theater in Mont-Laurier design by Les architectes FABG. Located in the Laurentian Mountains, 250 kilometers northwest of Montreal, Mont-Laurier is a small town where the forest industry still plays a centralrole despite a declining demand for lumber.