New cultural venues are an opportunity for architects
Oslo/Prague - A selection of newly built theater and concert halls in Europe:
Opera House in Oslo (Norway)
A low building sensitively fitting into the surrounding natural environment, which will be opened this evening, was designed by the Snøhetta studio, known for the design of the new home of the Alexandria Library opened in Cairo. The project was completed six months earlier than the originally planned October 2008 and cost 3.3 billion Norwegian crowns (10.4 billion crowns). The original building houses three opera halls, the largest of which accommodates 1,356 seated spectators.
Opera House in Copenhagen (Denmark)
A creation of glass, steel, and marble from the workshop of renowned Danish architect Henning Larsen was opened in January 2005. The building, which cost 2.5 billion Danish crowns (approximately ten billion crowns), was financed exclusively from private sources. The patron was ninety-one-year-old Danish billionaire Maersk Mc-Kinney Moeller, who envisioned the building as a "gift to all Danes." It spans an area of 41,000 square meters (of which 12,000 square meters are underground) and has 14 floors. Two opera stages offer 1,450 seats for classical music lovers.
Opera House in Santa Cruz (Tenerife, Spain) and the Opera House in Valencia (Spain)
The concert hall (Opera House) in the Canary Islands, which provokes ambiguity with its shapes, comes from the workshop of the famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The building was realized between 1991 and 2003. The same architect is also behind the project of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia (2005), which includes a science museum, a planetarium, and also the opera house (Palace of Arts Reina Sofia). Its main hall can accommodate up to 1,800.
New building of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava (Slovakia)
Construction began in 1986. However, the financing for this financially demanding and architecturally controversial project later ran out, leading to delays in completion. The theater was opened after 21 years (in April 2007), and the total costs climbed to five billion crowns (approximately 4.2 billion crowns). The new building has seven floors and three main halls with 1,700 seats. The architectural design is by Martin Kusý, Pavol Paňák, and Peter Bauer.
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A low building sensitively fitting into the surrounding natural environment, which will be opened this evening, was designed by the Snøhetta studio, known for the design of the new home of the Alexandria Library opened in Cairo. The project was completed six months earlier than the originally planned October 2008 and cost 3.3 billion Norwegian crowns (10.4 billion crowns). The original building houses three opera halls, the largest of which accommodates 1,356 seated spectators.
Opera House in Copenhagen (Denmark)
A creation of glass, steel, and marble from the workshop of renowned Danish architect Henning Larsen was opened in January 2005. The building, which cost 2.5 billion Danish crowns (approximately ten billion crowns), was financed exclusively from private sources. The patron was ninety-one-year-old Danish billionaire Maersk Mc-Kinney Moeller, who envisioned the building as a "gift to all Danes." It spans an area of 41,000 square meters (of which 12,000 square meters are underground) and has 14 floors. Two opera stages offer 1,450 seats for classical music lovers.
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The concert hall (Opera House) in the Canary Islands, which provokes ambiguity with its shapes, comes from the workshop of the famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The building was realized between 1991 and 2003. The same architect is also behind the project of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia (2005), which includes a science museum, a planetarium, and also the opera house (Palace of Arts Reina Sofia). Its main hall can accommodate up to 1,800.
New building of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava (Slovakia)
Construction began in 1986. However, the financing for this financially demanding and architecturally controversial project later ran out, leading to delays in completion. The theater was opened after 21 years (in April 2007), and the total costs climbed to five billion crowns (approximately 4.2 billion crowns). The new building has seven floors and three main halls with 1,700 seats. The architectural design is by Martin Kusý, Pavol Paňák, and Peter Bauer.
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