Grand Canal Square Theatre and Commercial Development by Daniel Libeskind

Sunday, March 7th 2010
Grand Canal Square Theatre and Commercial Development by Daniel Libeskind

The 2000 seat Grand Canal Theatre is a landmark that creates a focus for its urban context, specifically Grand Canal Square, the new urban piazza at the waterfront of Grand Canal Harbour. The architectural concept of the Theatre is based on stages: the stage of the Theatre itself, the stage of the piazza, and the stage of the multiple level Theatre lobby above the piazza. The Theatre becomes the main façade of a large public piazza that has a five... 

Ames Hotel Boston by Rockwell Group

Thursday, February 25th 2010
Ames Hotel Boston by Rockwell Group

The new Ames Hotel in Boston by the Morgans Hotel Group opens for business this coming autumn in one of the most coveted areas of downtown Boston. Designed by New York-based architect and designer David Rockwell of Rockwell Group in collaboration with the Morgans design team, the hotel is a 19th century historic building that has been imaginatively reworked by Rockwell Group to blend and contrast the old and the new in 113 modern-style rooms and dramatic... 

La Llotja theatre Lleida by Mecanoo architecten

Friday, February 12th 2010
La Llotja theatre Lleida by Mecanoo architecten

On March 23rd 2010, La Llotja theatre and congress centre will celebrate its grand opening to an audience of citizens, press, the Mayor Ros of Lleida and other dignitaries. La Llotja de Lleida designed by Francine Houben of Mecanoo architecten & LABB arquitectura is one of the most prestigious project in Catalunya, transforming Lleida into a cultural destination and providing a venue for opera, plays and congresses. Situated between the Seu Vella... 

Taipei Pop Music Center by Studio Gang Architects

Sunday, February 7th 2010
Taipei Pop Music Center by Studio Gang Architects

The building consists of two primary venues: the Oculus and the Indoor Main Hall. The Oculus accommodates 13,000 fans under a giant void that opens to the sky. This opening absorbs sound and draws out heat through stack-effect ventilation, optimizing both acoustic and thermal conditions in a semi-outdoor environment, and creating a one-of-a-kind venue that is ideal for large-scale pop music concerts. The Indoor Main Hall accommodates 5,600 fans in... 

Dance Palace St. Petersburg by UNStudio

Thursday, February 4th 2010
Dance Palace St. Petersburg by UNStudio

UNStudio’s design has been selected in the competition for a 21,000 square meter dance theatre in the historic centre of St. Petersburg. The new complex houses The Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, headed by the prolific choreographer Boris Eifman. From the four projects presented (Jean Nouvel (FR), UNStudio (NL), Snøhetta (NO), ZAO (RU)), UNStudio’s design was yesterday unanimously chosen by the jury for realisation. The Dance Palace...