Tara Theatre, London, Architect, Restoration, English Architecture, Images
Tara Theatre in London
Restored and Modernised Theatre Building, England – design by Aedas
14 Nov 2016
Tara Theatre
Architect: Aedas
Location: 356 Garratt Lane Earlsfield, London SW18 4ES, UK
Tara Theatre named Project Design of the Year at London Construction Awards

image : Philip Vile
Tara Theatre in London, UK, designed by Aedas Arts Team, has won the ?Project Design of the Year? award at this year?s London Construction Awards.

image : Philip Vile
Recently reopened, Tara Theatre is the new state-of-the-art home for the acclaimed Tara Arts, the oldest multicultural theatre company in the UK. The new incarnation of Tara Theatre fuses the global and the local, creating an inspirational space for the country?s first cross-cultural theatre to create art from the dialogue between East and West.
image : Philip Vile
Oriental elements were integrated into the design to pay homage to the history of the theatre being Asian-led and owned Рand to express the unique identity of Tara Arts in the English theatre landscape. The motif of the Banyan Tree refers to India?s ?tree of life? Рand the shade it offers a place to meet as a focus of community life. ?Tara?s Tree? wraps around the fa̤ade and is pargeted, a traditional English craft, which resonates with Indian decorative techniques. It invites audiences into the theatre to hear and share stories, whilst externally providing a lively ...