The futuristic exterior of the much-anticipated Taipei Performing Arts Center, designed by OMA, has been photographed in Taiwan ahead of its official opening in 2022.
The photographs revealed by OMA show the 59,000-square-metre cultural landmark, which is home to three protruding auditoriums, with its scaffolding removed.
Taipei Performing Arts Center has been photographed ahead of its 2022 opening
Taipei Performing Arts Center was designed by OMA in collaboration with local architecture studio Kris Yao | Artech and engineering firm Arup on a site adjacent to Shilin Night Market ? one of Taipei's most popular night markets.
It is slated to open to the public in the summer of 2022.
The Globe Playhouse is the building's focal point
The complex is composed of three auditoriums that protrude from a glass cube, which is elevated above the ground to form a public plaza. It was commissioned by the Taipei City Government to support performing arts groups in the country.
One of the centre's focal points is the Globe Playhouse, a spherical 800-seat theatre that is intended to resemble a planet.
Its other auditoriums are the Grand Theater, a 1500-seat venue, and the Blue Box, an 800-seat multiform theatre for experimental performances.
The Grand Theater and Blue Box theatres can be merged
The Grand Theater and Blue Box can also be merged to form a giant 2,300-seat venue, which is named the Super Theater.
All of Taipei Performing Arts Center's backstage areas are housed within the cen...