Theatre

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Royal Academy of Dance in London, UK by Takero Shimazaki Architects

Takero  Shimazaki Architects’ new headquarters for the Royal Academy of Dance in London’s Battersea stages an elegant intervention within an existing high-ris...

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Revisit: New Culture Studios in Ibadan, Nigeria by Demas Nwoko

Demas Nwoko’s ever‑evolving arts and culture centre in Ibadan, Nigeria, offers lessons in local and sustainable ways of building

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Outdoor stage in Firle, UK by PUP Architects
Jonathan Tuckey Design's Horris Hill theatre stands with a low pitched roof and rusty red timber cladding with raised profiles is shown, with a tall timber frame built in front

Play the part: school theatre at Horris Hill in Newbury, UK by Jonathan Tuckey Design
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Come to light: Teatro Biobío in Concepción, Chile by Smiljan Radić
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Circle of life: Flores & Prats’ Sala Beckett theatre in Barcelona
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Ghost storeys: Sala Beckett theatre in Barcelona, Spain by Flores & Prats
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‘The CKK Jordanki by Fernando Menis is an intoxicating cocktail - and there’s nothing quite like it in architecture’s mainstream’
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‘Bureau V's National Sawdust has been born of a love of music, musicians and musical integrity’

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Shakespeare Theatre, Gdańsk, Poland, by Renato Rizzi
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Essays about film, music, theatre and performance spaces

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