National Taichung Theater Level 1 lobby view 201905

National Taichung Theater Level 6 Sky Garden 2019

The National Taichung Theater () is an opera house in the

Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone Taichung’s 7th Redevelopment Zone ( zh, t=臺中市第七期市地重劃區) is located in Xitun District and Nantun District, known to many local residents by its abbreviated Mandarin name "Qiqi" (七期). This area is adjacent to the 3rd, ...

in the

Xitun District Xitun District or Situn District (, literally "western village") is the second-most populated district of Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the western side of the city. Once considered part of the countryside, the district has seen rapid grow ...

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. The estimated area of the structure is . It was designed by Japanese architect

Toyo Ito is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a "simulated ...

in collaboration with

Cecil Balmond Cecil Balmond OBE is a British Sri Lankan designer, artist, and writer. In 1968, Balmond joined Ove Arup & Partners, leading him to become deputy chairman. In 2000, he founded design and research group, the AGU (Advanced Geometry Unit). He curre ...

at Arup AGU. It was contracted on 11 November 2009 with construction planned for 45 months. The venue had a partial opening on 23 November 2014. It was officially opened in 2016.

History

* 1992: Taiwan government first proposed as National Musical House * 2002:

Jason Hu Hu Chih-chiang (; born 15 May 1948), also known by his English name Jason Hu, is a Taiwanese diplomat and politician. He served as the mayor of Taichung from 2001 to 2014, when the city was a Provincial city (Taiwan), provincial city (2001–2 ...

proposed to build in Taichung * 2003: 6 billion TWD was allocated to the budget * 2006: Contracted with a local company * 2009: Contract signed with Toyo Ito * 23 November 2014: Completed, opening ceremony held * 2015: Closed for additional works to improve safety of visitors * 25 August 2016: The National Taichung Theater became an artistic affiliate of the National Performing Arts Center

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National Taichung Theater

臺中大都會歌劇院
2014 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Taichung Concert halls in Taiwan

Theatres in Taiwan Tourist attractions in Taichung Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone Postmodern architecture in Taiwan Toyo Ito buildings Performing arts in Taiwan {{theat-struct-stub

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