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Content of issue 3/2009 Music and Theatre (also available as English Edition 3/2009)
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A theatre as the emblem of a city, or perhaps of an entire continent: Jørn Utzon succeeded in creating one in his expressive opera house in Sydney in 1972. In doing so, he anticipated by several decades a development that has manifested itself only recently. In contrast to museums, theatres were for a long time designed largely as functional buildings, their appearance determined by the purpose they had to fulfil. Today, they increasingly assume the form of spectacular urban elements, as Roman Hollenstein shows in his article “Space to Play” (p. 146), and star architects are being commissioned to make a mark with buildings of sculptural character. Some of these schemes exhaust themselves in mere formal gesturing, like Paul Andreu’s monumental concert hall in Beijing, which resembles a gigantic object from outer space. In contrast to this, the new Norwegian State Opera house in Oslo by Snøhetta (p.198) seems less the outcome of formal considerations than a response to the local situation. It is, without doubt, one of the most splendid buildings created for the arts in recent years. Set impressively on the Oslo Fjord, its roofs, which are accessible to all citizens, make it an extension of the public realm, a new landscape within the city. It has won the hearts of operagoers and visitors alike. Content in Issue 3/2009
Space to Play – Developments and Trends in Theatre Architecture
p. 146
discussion | author: Roman Hollenstein |
High Culture – Buildings for the Arts in the 21st Century
p. 151
discussion | author: Barbara Söldner | Tobias Söldner |
Poetry in Concrete, Wood, Light and Nature: Detail Prize of Honour Awarded to Sverre Fehn
p. 158
report | author: Christian Marquart |
Auditoriums for the Arts – A Typology of Theatre Buildings with Examples
p. 170
typology | author: Barbara Schelle | Franz Wimmer |
Theatre and Arts Centre De Kunstlinie in Almere
p. 189
typology | architect: SANAA Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue Nishizawa | 
Guthrie-Theatre in Minneapolis
p. 192
typology | architect: AJN Atelier Jean Nouvel | Architectural Alliance |
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Additional Online-Content of Issue 3/2009Oliver Thill visits DETAIL
Opera House in Oslo
Museum in Breda The British High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka Charles Street Multi-Storey Car Park in Sheffield Ars Electronica Center Linz TranslationsFree of charge in pdf-format:Italian French Russian Japanese |
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