Music hall
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News • News • 9 May 2023
Ostrava Concert Hall is one step closer to its opening crescendo
The next phase of building a new 1,300 seat concert hall for the city of Ostrava in north-eastern Czech Republic is under way. The project is the result of an international architectural competition organized by the city of Ostrava in 2018. It was won by New York-based Steven Holl Architects in conjunction with Prague-based studio Architecture Acts. Specializing in acoustic design, Japanese firm Nagata Acoustics was chosen to create the ideal sound environment for the auditorium.
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A new concert hall
There have been numerous attempts to build a concert hall in Ostrava; plans to do so date back more than 160 years. With construction drawings for Ostrava Concert Hall now complete, a building permit has... More
News • News • 25 Apr 2023
The new La Source Vive concert hall in Évian
La Source Vive in Évian, France, is a new concert hall dedicated to chamber music. The hall’s imaginative conch-like form is the result of a collaboration between architects Patrick Bouchain and Philippe Chiambaretta.
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The La Source Vive project originates from philanthropist Aline Foriel-Destezet’s passion and commitment to promoting music. It is born from her desire to support the creation of an architectural complex, one that features a distinctive and dedicated concert hall for chamber music. La Source Vive is located in close proximity to the larger auditorium La Grange au Lac, a celebrated musical institution that was designed in 1993 by Bouchain.
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Project • By LMN Architects • Universities
Voxman Music Building
Celebrating musical performance at every turn; embracing collaboration and exploratory student-driven education.The Voxman Music Building celebrates musical performance at every turn, embracing a collaborative and exploratory student-driven model of education that treats every space as performance space. The building shares this sense of musical discovery with the community through a transparent expression. Conceptually, the pattern of streets and open spaces in the mixed-use district of Iowa City extends directly into the multi-level interior spaces, cultivating a sense of vertical urban vitality and embracing its downtown civic presence.The six-story, 184,000-square-foot building is situated between the campus and the downtown core o... More