OMA wins first prize for taipei performing arts centre competition

‘taipei performing arts centre’, model by OMA all images courtesy OMA

the office of metropolitan architects (OMA) has been awarded first prize in the design competition to build the taipei performing arts centre. built above an existing food market the design includes a 1,500 seat theatre and two 800 seat theatres which plug into a central cube, clad in corrugated glass, that combines the stage accommodations of the three theatres in a single whole. each theatre can be used independently or in a combination. the building is expected to cost approximately 120 million USD and is scheduled to be completed in 2013.

‘taipei performing arts centre’, model – detail by OMA

‘taipei performing arts centre’, model

‘taipei performing arts centre’, model

‘taipei performing arts centre’

‘taipei performing arts centre’ rendering