Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford Building, Architect, Canadian Architecture Images
Tom Patterson Theatre in Stratford
Contemporary Building Development in Ontario, Canada ? design by Hariri Pontarini Architects
15 Sep 2017
Tom Patterson Theatre
Design: Hariri Pontarini Architects
Location: Stratford, Ontario, Canada
The Tom Patterson Theatre project began with a ?dream to build a new facility that will be a jewel on the Avon, and that will rival some of the most beautiful theatres in the world,? said Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino.

The Stratford Festival invited 50 international firms to submit their credentials. From there, the committee selected eight architects for an interview. The list was further shortened to four firms that were invited to take part in the design competition. After this extensive international search, the Festival selected Siamak Hariri, of Toronto-based Hariri Pontarini Architects, to take on the project.
?We approached dozens of firms from around the world, but the work of Canada?s own Siamak Hariri stood out and was the Board?s unanimous choice,? said Dan Bernstein, Chair of the Festival?s Board of Governors and head of the architectural selection committee.

Upon selection, Mr. Hariri said, ?We are honoured to be working so closely with Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, Executive Director Anita Gaffney, and the Stratford team, and join them in aspiring to design a theatre unlike any other, embodying creativity and encouraging engagement a...