Performing Arts Center Projects

Architectural Record focuses on the design of performing art centers.

Two Dutch Architects Take Center Stage with the New Kunstwerf in Groningen

The Netherlands

Andrew Ayers

May 5, 2023

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Lessons from the past elegantly underpin this adroit and confident début by Studio Donna van Milligen Bielke and Ard de Vries Architecten.

Lorcan O'Herlihy Packs the House for a New Dance Center

Sarah Amelar

May 1, 2023

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A historic citrus-packing facility is converted into a light-filled dance rehearsal and performance space at Chapman University.

Guess the Architect: February 2023

RECORD Editors

February 10, 2023

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This month's contest features a historic opera house that was reconstructed by a European architect known for the use of stripped-down traditional forms.

December 2022 Editor's Letter: Architecture with a Capital A, from California to Taipei

Cathleen McGuigan

December 9, 2022

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In this month's issue, innovative projects for arts and culture feed the senses.

Arts & Culture Projects 2022

December 1, 2022

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This month's cultural projects highlight innovative museums, performing arts centers, and libraries in Asia, Europe, and across the U.S. that challenge convention.

At OMA’s Taipei Performing Arts Center, Building as Public Performance

Three mute volumes float above the city, promising new possibilities for theater

Izzy Kornblatt

December 1, 2022

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The Rem Koolhaas-designed center embraces the visual chaos of Taipei.

Diamond Schmitt and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects Reimagine David Geffen Hall

New York

James S. Russell, FAIA

December 1, 2022

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A gut renovation upgrades the sound, circulation, and community engagement of Lincoln Center's primary concert venue.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro Design a Cross-Shaped Arts Center for One of the Country’s Oldest Catholic Colleges

Ian Volner

September 28, 2022

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A new performing arts center takes center stage on the College of the Holy Cross’s Worcester, Massachusetts campus.

Sou Fujimoto Melds the Hungarian House of Music with its Natural Surroundings

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

September 15, 2022

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Under a hovering roof, Sou Fujimoto’s House of Music embraces the Budapest park it sits within.

How the Translucent Stone Façade Was Created on the Perelman Performing Arts Center

Fred A. Bernstein

January 20, 2022

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Architect Joshua Ramus discusses the recently-completed exterior of the theater in Lower Manhattan that opens in 2023.

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