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National Arts Centre in Ottawa
NAC Performing Arts Venue, Ontario, Canada ? design by Diamond Schmitt Architects
30 Jun 2017
National Arts Centre in Ottawa: NAC Reopening
Location: NAC, Confederation Square, Ottawa, Canada
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects
National Arts Centre in Ottawa Building
TRANSFORMED NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE TO OPEN
TORONTO ? On July 1st, Canada?s 150th Birthday, the National Arts Centre inaugurates a new building wing which transforms the Centre for the first time in 50 years. Diamond Schmitt Architects has designed new public spaces and a new entry which, for the first time, connect the NAC to Confederation Square and the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa.
photo : Lisa Logan Photography
Delicate and transparent, the architecture of the new wings reveals the artistic animation within and stands in contrast to the fortress-like mass of the existing structure. Open and welcoming, the new wings animate the civic and Parliamentary realm for patrons and visitors to the capital.
In the 1960?s, the building was designed to turn its back on the city and only be accessed by car. In shifting the entry, the design embraces the city and the pedestrian realm. The NAC rejuvenation is designed to meet the needs of a new audience, one that is not the elite that was the audience in 1967.
The new wings are constructed of exposed wood structure and ceiling coffers of Dougl...