The new Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in Dallas, one of the new performance art venues of AT&T’s Performing Art center (ATTPAC). Estimated 45,000 people across Dallas have joined the opening on 19th October. The Opera house auditorium designed with horseshoe plan seating 2,200 audiences by trying to take theatre to the audience. What I like is the public sunshade area that is connected the theatre to other buildings, squares and activities featured in the ATTPAC.
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Architectural Design | Foster+Parners
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The result of an international design competition in 2004, the Zénith is a new cultural destination for Saint-Etienne and the first purpose built state-of-the-art music venue for the Rhone-Alpes region of central southern France. The new building is characterised by its aerodynamic roof and flexible performance space, and marks a major departure from Zénith’s tradition of using temporary venues. The project has two aims: to raise Saint-Etienne’s profile as a regional venue for arts events and to help drive the regeneration of this formerly industrial city. Read the rest of this entry »
