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Snøhetta to design Shanghai Grand Opera House
Snøhetta has been commissioned to design the Shanghai Grand Opera House in China. The project aims to attract a broad audience offering traditional and Chinese opera performances, classical concerts and more experimental performances that will attract a younger audience.
Snøhetta has developed the
architectural, landscape, interior, and graphic design for the Opera, and the project will be undertaken in partnership with Shanghai-based architects ECADI. The new Opera House is a key part of a new urban masterplan for Shanghai and is
expected to become one of the major cultural landmarks of the city. The country’s 13th Five-Year Plan names it as the most important initiative to strengthen Shanghai’s cultural and global influence.
New hotel for Faroe Islands responds to growing tourism
Henning Larsen is to design a new four- star hotel in the Faroese capital of Tórshavn as the Faroe Islands emerge as a global tourist destination. Located in the heart of Tórshavn, the
concept gives the hotel a more active role in city life. Part renovation and part expansion, the design refreshes the interior of the existing Hotel Tórshavn while adding a new wing on an adjacent lot to add approximately 100 new rooms. Henning Larsen’s 4,500sq m proposal
upgrades the hotel from a three-star to four- star venue, and positions the building as an accessible pedestrian thoroughfare between two of the city centre’s most active streets The expansion introduces a public grand
foyer and a broad staircase connecting the streets, designed as a meeting point and pedestrian thoroughfare for local and international visitors. Hotel Tórshavn responds to the Faroe
Islands’ recent emergence as a global tourist destination. Following the Faroese tourist board’s 2012 commitment to double the country’s number of overnight stays and annual tourism revenue by 2020, the islands’ air- and sea-ports have routinely broken records in tourist traffic. 2016 saw over 60,000 arrivals by cruise ship, up from around 30,000 in 2010. In 2017, the Faroe Islands’ only airport recorded a 25 per cent rise in arrivals by the beginning of tourist season.
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