Theatres
Mecanoo completes “magic wooden box” theatre at Jacob’s Pillow in Massachusetts
Balkrishna Doshi’s granddaughter adds black box theatre to his Kanoria Centre for Arts
Sara Kulturhus by White Arkitekter was the most significant building of 2021
Dezeen Debate features “cultural hit for generations to come”
Swooping roofs of Beijing Art Centre evoke the site’s granary history
Bunny Christie’s People, Places and Things set symbolises protagonist’s “dislocation with reality”
Ervin Architecture unveils expansion of Maine’s largest building
Lakeside mass-timber theatre in Chile features “box within a box” construction
ARM Architecture covers Geelong Arts Centre in swooping concrete curtains
Studio Gang unveils design for mass-timber theatre in the Hudson Valley
Dash Marshall converts historic Detroit garage into black box theatre
REX creates “holy grail” combination of performance spaces in Providence
Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden
BIG to wrap Kosovo opera and ballet theatre in sculptural photovoltaic roof
Open Architecture designs conical Sun Tower as “giant sundial”
Neri&Hu captures “spirit of traditional alleyways” at Shanghai arts centre
Mancini Duffy uses “elaborate” hydraulic system to reposition theatre in Times Square skyscraper
Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin theatre reopens after five-year restoration
Snøhetta references vernacular mud-brick architecture for Saudi Arabian opera house
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios restores and refurbishes historic Brighton Dome venues
Lemay redesigns open-air theatre in Montreal’s La Fontaine Park
M9 Design Studio’s circular Vishnuvardhan memorial symbolises “unity and continuity”
OMA unveils Manchester’s flexible cultural event space Aviva Studios
