NATIONAL GRAND THEATER OF CHINA

NATIONAL GRAND THEATER OF CHINA 

Bejing , China, 1999-2002

Awarded in August  1999 to Paul Andreu, 

the winner , in the final phase, over Cartos ott,

 author of the Paris Bastille Opera and the English 

architect Terry Farred of an international design competition.

The PEKING OPREA a 140000 m2 structure will be erected just beside the Great Hall of the People. Near Tienanmen Square 212m-long ellipsoidal titanium shell will house the opera a concert hall, and two theaters, ranging in capacity from 520 to 2500 seats. In order to leave the external shell

The architect has chosen to provide public access through a 60 m-long   tunnel that will pass beneath a basin surrounding the building. Extensive urban renal ettorts are making way for a large park around the opera, scheduled for rapid construction with planned opening in 2002 or somewhat later because of administration delays.