2024-11-14T20:20:46-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150087106/london-s-royal-opera-house-reopens-after-three-year-transformation Alexander Walter 2018-09-19T18:49:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f7/f7e87fc17def81b48ee1e64e91621197.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Following a three-year, &pound;50.7m programme of works, dubbed the &ldquo;Open Up&rdquo; project, the ROH hopes to have a more visible, welcoming presence. Its motivations have not only been to shed its rarefied reputation, but also to improve crowd flow inside the constricted corridors, inject daytime activity and transform its secondary studio, the Linbury, into a new world-class theatre. Walls have been bulldozed, spaces excavated, and restaurants extended [...]</p></em><br /><br /><p>Oliver Wainwright reviews the result of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/59365179/stanton-williams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stanton Williams</a>'s extensive $66m 'Open Up' revamp of the Royal Opera House in London.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/20/206a052412ea948533e7b331167c55cb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/20/206a052412ea948533e7b331167c55cb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Hufton+Crow</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5bd4c78585d4a4b3c24b45b3fc7abf70.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5bd4c78585d4a4b3c24b45b3fc7abf70.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Hufton+Crow</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6ecffd450e7119d4cf194c23d18480a0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6ecffd450e7119d4cf194c23d18480a0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Luke Hayes</figcaption></figure>