Snøhetta's Shanghai Grand Opera House project nears 2025 completion

2024-10-11T13:21:00-04:00

Construction of Snøhetta's Shanghai Grand Opera House is rapidly progressing towards a 2025 completion in the city's Pudong District. The firm, which is working with ECADI locally, won an international competition for its design in 2019. We last updated its progress in October 2023. The two firms have also collaborated on the new Beijing Library, which was named the winner of the 2024 IFLA/Baker & Taylor Public Library of the Year Award yesterday.

Snøhetta's spiraling Shanghai Grand Opera House is taking form

2023-10-27T18:06:00-04:00

Snøhetta has shared photos revealing the construction status of their Shanghai Grand Opera House design ahead of its expected opening in 2025.

What’s most noticeable is the formation of the structure’s distinctive fan-shaped roof, which frames the Opera House’s spiraling form. This visual identity is evoked throughout the project, expressed through the winding staircase, the lobby, the halls, and the three auditoriums. The roof will operate as an accessible stage and meeting place, open to visitor access year-round.

Snøhetta was commissioned to design the Opera House following an international design competition.

Previously on Archinect: Snøhetta's spiraling design chosen for new Shanghai Grand Opera House

The project has set out to be an important component of a new urban master plan for Shanghai. The structure is being built in the Expo Houtan neighborhood, located at the convex bank in the riverside area near Huangpu River.

Check out more construction photos in Snøhetta's recent...

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Snøhetta's Shanghai Grand Opera House project nears 2025 completion

Snøhetta's spiraling Shanghai Grand Opera House is taking form