Performing arts venue
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Project • By Diamond Schmitt • Cultural Centres
Vancouver Cultural Precinct
The bold vision for a new performing arts district in downtown Vancouver was initiated by the Vancouver Cultural Precinct, led by the Vancouver Concert Hall and Theatre Society. Developed through a two-year feasibility study guided by Diamond Schmitt, the proposal responds to a growing gap between the city’s cultural vitality and the venues available to support it.
Shaped through consultation with 32 performing arts organizations, the vision proposes four acoustic-first venues designed to serve Vancouver’s full performing arts ecology: an approximately 400-seat small hall, an 850-seat flexible mid-sized hall, a 1,750-seat concert hall, and a 2,000-seat proscenium theatre with an orchestra pit. Together, they would support... More
Project • By Aidlin Darling Design • Workshops
Geneva Car Barn & Powerhouse
Originally the home of San Francisco’s first electric railway, the Geneva Car Barn & Powerhouse is the one of the last physical reminders of that historic transit system. Now owned by the City’s Recreation and Parks Department, the historic building is being transformed into a cultural and educational community center. Phase One is a 300-person event space; future phases for two-building complex will include classrooms and a black box theater for youth arts education.
Matthew Millman
Matthew Millman
Matthew Millman
Matthew Millman
Matthew Millman
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