National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts

Coordinates: 22°37′23.6″N 120°20′33.0″E / 22.623222°N 120.342500°E / 22.623222; 120.342500

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Weiwuying
衛武營國家藝術文化中心
General information
Type Arts centre
Location Fongshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Owner National Performing Arts Center
Technical details
Floor area 3.3 hectares
Design and construction
Architect Francine Houben
Website
http://www.npac-weiwuying.org/

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Weiwuying (Chinese: 衛武營國家藝術文化中心; pinyin: Wèiwǔyíng Guójiā Yìshù Wénhuà Zhōngxīn) is an upcoming performance arts centre located in Fongshan District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, scheduled for opening in October 2018.[1]

History

The land area in which the center is being built was once a deserted area before being developed as a military camp. In the 1950s, it was the site of a recruitment base. In 2003, the Kaohsiung City Government decided to transform the area into a national performance center. In 2007, the design firm Mecanoo Architecten won the design and construction rights. The preparatory office was also set up by the Cultural Construction Committee of the Executive Yuan on 15 March 2006. The construction for the main building was completed in 2012.[2][3]

Architecture

The center is currently being built in a 9.9 hectares of land covering 3.3 hectares of floor area. The design of the center was inspired by the banyan trees around the area. The center will house four indoor venues, which are the Lyric Theater, Concert Hall, Playhouse and Recital Hall.[2][4]The pipe organ in the concert hall is manufactured by Johannes Klais Orgelbau. With 9,194 pipes, this will be the grandest organ in Asia.[5]

Transportation

The art center will be accessible from Weiwuying Station of Kaohsiung MRT.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts Opening in October". 中時電子報. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  2. 1 2 "About Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts". Preparatory Office of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chronology". Preparatory Office of the Wei Wu Ying Center for the Arts. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Saieh, Nico (8 April 2010). "Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts / Mecanoo". Arch Daily. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts / Mecanoo". Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Preparatory Office of the Wei Wu Ying Center for the Arts". Preparatory Office of the Wei Wu Ying Center for the Arts. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.


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