Wednesday, August 2, 2017

They Just Started Building Manchester's New Arts Hub, And Already It Needs $2M In Design Changes

"The £110m Factory arts centre is set to be built on the site of the old Granada Studios in Manchester city centre ... But now it needs approval for a second time after designers realised the glazed exterior would play havoc with the centre's acoustics. They have also discovered that the theatre design was too complex and the orchestra pit too small." The architects are OMA, Rem Koolhaas's firm.



Article source here:Arts Journal

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