Victoria Newhouse's Site and Sound takes us through a historical tour of performing-arts spaces, and then assesses today's versions. The interiors are frozen in time, she says, due to acoustical needs, while the exteriors have responded to architectural trends.
Residenztheater by Francois de Cuvillies, Munich, 1753
Sydney Opera House, 1973
Xinghai Concert Hall by Architects/Teachers at South China University of Technology, Architectural Design Institute, Guangzhou, China, 1998
Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College by Gehry Partners, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 2003
Walt Disney Concert Hall by Gehry Partners, Los Angeles, 2003
Hangzhou Grand Theater by Carlos Ott and Petroff Partnership Architects, Hanzhou, China, 2004
Hangzhou Grand Theater Opera House by Carloss Ott and Petroff Partnership Architects, China, 2004
MuziekGebouw aan't IJ-Bimhius auditorium by 3XN, Amsterdam, 2004
Casa da Música by OMA, Portugal, 2005
National Center for the Performing Arts' Concert Hall by Paul Andreu, Beijing, 2007
National Center for the Performing Arts' Opera House by Paul Andreu, Beijing, 2007
Danish Radio Concert Hall by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Cophenhagen, 2009
Danish Radio Concert Hall by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Cophenhagen, 2009
Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre by REX/OMA, Dallas, 2009
Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre interior by REX/OMA, Dallas, 2009
Shenzhen Concert Hall by Arata Isozaki & Associates, China, 2008
Shenzhen Concert Hall lobby by Arata Isozaki & Associates, China, 2008
JS Bach Chamber Music Hall by Zaha Hadid Architects, installation in Amsterdam, 2009
Alice Tully Hall of Lincon Center by Diller Scofidio Renfro with FXFowle, 2010, with Juilliard School by Pietro Belluschi to the right, New York City, 1969
Grand Canal Theatre by Studio Daniel Libeskind, Dublin, 2010
Grand Canal Theatre interior by Studio Daniel Libeskind, Dublin, 2010
Guangzhou Opera House Grand Theater by Zaha Hadid Architects, China, 2010
Guangzhou Opera House in city skyline by Zaha Hadid Architects, China, 2010
Guangzhou Opera House stage by Zaha Hadid Architects, China, 2010
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center by Henning Larsen Architects, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2011
New World Center atrium by Gehry Partners, Miami, 2011
New World Center auditorium by Gehry Partners, Miami, 2011
Royal Opera House Muscat by Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, Oman, 2011
Dalian International Conference Center, Grand Theater, and Opera House by Coop Himmelb(l)au, 2012
Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects, Baku, Azerbaijian, 2012
Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects, Baku, Azerbaijian, 2012
Paris Philharmonie by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, 2014
Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA and AMO with Artech Architects, Taiwan, 2015
Taipei Performing Arts Center Multiform Theater by OMA and AMO with Artech Architects, Taiwan, 2015
