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American Theater Designs : Architecture

post updated April 22, 2026

April 17, 2026
Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Design Architect: BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and William Rawn Associates (WRA) with HASTINGS Architecture

rendering : BIG
Situated on a waterfront site adjacent to Cumberland Park and the Nissan Stadium—home of the Tennessee Titans—the new Tennessee Performing Arts Center includes four performance venues. These are a multi-functional Grand Broadway theatre, a dance and opera hall, a flexible black box theatre, and an intimate cabaret space.

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American Theater Building – Latest Design

US Theater Architecture – latest United States of America Arts building additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

November 20, 2024
Doris Duke Theatre, Becket, Massachusetts
Architects: Mecanoo

Rendering courtesy of Mecanoo Architects and Marvel
The new Doris Duke Theatre to open on July 9, 2025 as part of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, America’s longest-running international dance festival. The Doris Duke Theatre aims to become one of the most technologically advanced theaters in the world dedicated to dance.

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US performing Arts buildings + developments:

June 23, 2023
The Diego Rivera Theater, San Francisco, California, USA
Design: LMN Architects

photo © LMN Architects

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Contemporary built environment images and news USA:

Apr 26, 2011
WIU Performing Arts Center, Illinois
Design: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

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American Theater Buildings

Key Modern American Theater Buildings, no links:

Bard College Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
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Design: Gehry Partners

Dallas Center for Performing Arts, Texas
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Design: Rem Koolhaas Architect / OMA

Globe News Center for the Performing Arts, Amarillo, Texas
Date built: 2007-
Design: Holzman Moss Architecture

Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date built: 2006
Design: Ateliers Jean Nouvel with Architectural Alliance

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date built: 2008
Design: Rafael Vinoly Architects

La Jolla Playhouse, Play Development and Education Center, La Jolla, California
Date built: 2003
Design: RoTo Architects

The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts – redevelopment, New York City
Dates built: 2007-10
65th Street refurbishment: Diller Scofidio + Refro with FX Fowle Architects
Lincoln Center Promenade: Diller Scofidio + Refro with Beyer Blinder Belle
Harmony Atrium redevelopment – visitor center: Tod Williams Billie Tsein Architects

New Globe Theater, New York City
Date built: 2003
Design: Foster + Partners, Architects

New York State Theater, New York City
Date built: 1964
Design: Philip Johnson Architect

Lincoln Center plaza + fountain
Date built: 1965
Design: Philip Johnson Architect

O’Reilly Theater and Agnes R. Katz Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date built: 1999
Design: Michael Graves Architect

Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Michigan Technical University, Houghton, Michigan
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Design: Gunnar Birkerts with Di Clemente Siegel Design Inc.

Stevie Eller Dance Theater, University of Arizona, Arizona
Date built: 2004
Design: Gould Evans

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Key American Cinema Buildings, no links:

Cinema, Duluth, Georgia
Date built: 1995
Design: Richard Rauh & Associates

More American Theater Designs online soon.

Location: United States of America.

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Farnsworth House, estate site adjoining the Fox River, south of the city of Plano, Illinois, USA
Design: Mies van der Rohe Architect

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