Casa da Musica
Architect: OMA
Year: 2005
Location: Porto, Portugal
Category: Concert House
About
The past thirty years have seen frantic attempts by architects to escape the domination of the "shoe-box" concert hall. Rather than struggle with the inescapable acoustic superiority of this traditional shape, the Casa da Musica attempts to reinvigorate the traditional concert hall in another way: by redefining the relationship between the hallowed interior and the general public outside. The Casa da Musica, the new home of the National Orchestra of Porto , stands on a new public square in the historic Rotunda da Boavista.
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