National Theatre wins top architectural prize
08 : 48 PM — 10/12/2014
Manama, Dec. 10 (BNA)— The National Theatre of Bahrain is the top winner of 2015 Architecture Award for exceptional performance spaces which is granted by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). New performing arts buildings at theatre schools in London, United Kingdom, and Portland, Oregon, will also be recognized.
The Bahrain National Theatre, designed by AS.Architecture-Studio in Paris, France, with Theatre Projects Consultants of London, will receive USITT’s 2015 Honor Award in Architecture. The theatre became one of the largest theatres in the Middle East when it opened in 2012.
Receiving architectural merit awards will be Milton Court, the performing arts building at the Guildhall School of Music in London, and the Performing Arts Building at Reed College in Portland.
The Architecture Commission will present the awards at the Annual Conference and Stage Expo March 18 to 21 in Cincinnati, US.
The Bahrain National Theatre is a work of art occupying 12,000 square meters. The waterfront theatre consists of a 1001-seat auditorium and a smaller 150-seat flexible studio theatre.
The awards were chosen based on creativity, contextual resonance, functional operation, use of new technology and community contribution.
