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Theatre Architecture : Arts Buildings Information
Contemporary Arts architectural design developments across the world.
post updated 10 February 2026
Our team choose high-quality Theatre Architecture for this online resource.
We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and design competitions across the world. The website mainly features contemporary Arts buildings but information on key traditional theater buildings and playhouses is also welcome.
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Featured Theater Buildings + Architecture Projects, alphabetical:
Mariinsky, St. Petersburg, Russia
Design: Diamond and Schmitt Architects
image from architect studio
Mariinsky Theatre Building
Located in the historic centre of St. Petersburg across the Kryukov Canal from the original Mariinsky Theatre (1860), the new opera/ballet house is a structure of authentic contemporary architecture that pays homage to its setting with a 21st-century sensibility. The state-of-the-art facility enables one of the world’s most prolific performing arts companies to dramatically enhance its repertoire and to create new works and innovative productions.
Molde Jazzhouse, Norway
Design: 3XN Architects
image from 3XN
Molde Theatre : Design Competition winner
The Norwegian city of Molde has just 25,000 inhabitants, but every July the biggest stars of jazz and about 100,000 jazz enthusiasts flock to the town’s world famous international jazz festival. In designing the city’s new cultural center, the challenge faced by 3XN was to create a building that was flexible and robust enough to provide a framework for cultural life on both scales.
Municipal Theatre of Guarda, Portugal
Design: AVA – Atelier Veloso Arquitectos
image : FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura
Municipal Theatre of Guarda
The buildings are located in a central part of the city south of the old city limits. The construction site possesses an apparently invisible contextualist character.
Music Theatre, Graz, Austria
Design: UN Studio Architects
picture : Graz Theater, 2008, UNStudio
Music Theatre Graz
A desire to make a building that is as much about music as a building can be, has been a constant throughout the nearly ten years that it took to build this design. Although the project outwardly has changed considerably since its inception, the two themes that are at the basis of the building and its overall organization have endured.
National Grand Theater of China, Beijing, northern China
Design: Paul Andreu Architects
photo from architects
National Grand Theater of China
Rigiblick Theatre, Zurich, Switzerland
Design: Burkhalter Sumi Architekten
photograph : Heinrich Helfenstein
Rigiblick Theatre Building
Royal Court, Liverpool, England, UK
Design: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM)
image from architects
Royal Court Theatre Building
Royal National, London, UK
Design: Denys Lasdun Architects
photo © Adrian Welch
Royal National Theatre, South Bank
Sadlers Wells, London, UK
Design: RHWL with Nicholas Hare Architects
picture : Nicolas Kane
Sadlers Wells Theatre Building
Siracusa Scenography, Greece
Design: Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
picture : Moreno Maggi
Siracusa Theatre Scenography design
Taastrup Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark
Design: COBE
photograph : Stamers Kontor
Taastrup Theater Building
Théâtre de Quat’sous, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Les architectes FABG
photo from architect
Théâtre de Quat’sous Building
Theatre Mariinsky II, Saint Petersbourg, Russia
Dominique Perrault
image from architects
Theatre Mariinsky Building
Tramway Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Zoo Architects
image © Adrian Welch – no larger image
Tramway Theatre Building
Tuschinski Theatre, Amsterdam, Holland
de Jong, architect
photo © Adrian Welch
Tuschinski Theatre & Cinema Building
Unicorn Theatre, London, England, UK
Keith Williams Architects
photo : Hélène Binet
Unicorn Theatre Building
Vicar Theatre, Almeria, Spain
Carbajal+Solinas Verd Arquitectos, Sevilla
photo from KME Awards
Vicar Theatre Building
Young Vic Theatre, London, England
Haworth Tompkins
picture © Adrian Welch
Young Vic Theatre Redevelopment
More modern Theater Buildings designs online soon.
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Theatre Architecture Designs
Key New Theater Buildings / Projects – no images, alphabetical:
New Globe Theater, New York City, NY, USA
2003
Foster + Partners
New York State Theater building, New York City, NY, USA
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Philip Johnson Architect
Nieuwe Luxor Theater, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2001
Bolles + Wilson
Tabourettli Theater, Basel, Switzerland
1987
Santiago Calatrava Architects
Torrevieja Theatre, Spain
2005
Design: Foreign Office Architects
More Arts Building projects online soon.
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Arts / Film-related Buildings
London Cinemas – key buildings
BFI IMAX Building
His Majestys Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Design: architect Frank Matcham
photo © Muriel Welch
Buildings / photos for the contemporary Theater Buildings page welcome.