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3XN designs amphitheater-like venue for Baltimore’s waterfront

2023-11-03T12:42:00-04:00

3XN has unveiled its design for a new destination at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, holding a mixture of retail, hospitality, and public amenities located in a “market hall environment.”

The scheme draws inspiration from the sails dotting the city’s waterfront, with an architectural language that seeks to become a “natural extension of the waterfront and nestle into the existing architecture.”

Image credit: 3XN

A concave form of the building seeks to create an amphitheater-like space aided by public landscaped roof terraces while creating elevated views of the water.

Image credit: 3XN

The emphasis on external landscapes forms part of 3XN’s strategy for climate resilience, with landscaped elements doubling as stormwater management and flooding mitigation. The edges of the concave terraces are shaped to catch the prevailing wind, while the ground floor has been designed with anticipation for flooding, with the building itself imagined as “a community refuge during extreme heat and poor air q...

Bjarke Ingels to lead restoration of Shakespeare in the Park's Delacorte Theater

2018-11-01T14:18:00-04:00

The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, which has played host to the city's Shakespeare in the Park productions since opening, is getting a badly needed renovation. Public Theater, the arts organization running the popular summer programming, has announced an $110 million upgrade for the decaying amphitheater, to be led by Bjarke Ingels, the New York Times reports.

Over its 56 years, the theater has only seen minor upgrades and subsequently, is showing signs of aging. Revitalization of the 1,872 seat theater will focus on improving accessibility, expanding facilities, providing greater protection against outdoor elements, and increasing comfort and resources backstage. It is expected to complete in 2022.

The renovation is also seen as a way for the theater to extend its programming. The Public is consulting with BIG as well as climatologists to figure out how to make the theater more hospitable in different climates so that their season can run into the spring and fall.

The climatic ...

Atelier Paul Laurendeau's Amphithéâtre Cogeco brightens up Trois-Rivières

2017-12-22T18:05:00-05:00

Built along the St. Lawrence river in the city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the Amphithéâtre Cogeco is a new performing arts venue by Atelier Paul Laurendeau, who won the competition to design the project in 2011. The project site was once occupied by a paper mill that shut down in the early 2000s, and the City of Trois-Rivières wanted a new recreational and cultural landmark in town.

Photo: Adrien Williams.

Named after telecommunications company Cogeco, the amphitheater was constructed in 2015 and the project site was completed in 2016. Atelier Paul Laurendeau designed the amphitheater at a monumental scale while maintaining a “light elegance” that makes the building inviting and open to all.

Photo: Adrien Williams.

Perhaps the amphitheater's most noticeable feature is its tapered 7,200 m2 rectangular roof, which glows bright red at night. The roof is supported by eight slender 850 mm-diameter steel aluminum columns that are 26 meters tall. It can accommodate up...

City of Trois-Rivières picks Paul Laurendeau's amphitheatre proposal

2011-04-14T15:43:10-04:00

The 14,000 square-meter, 10,000-seat open-air amphitheater will sit at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers. The C$34,000,000 amphitheater is part of a major former industrial site redevelopment project.

Laurendeau, a Québécois architect and LEED AP, established his firm in Montréal in 1995 after only 4 years of working London and Paris. He is an alumni of both McGill University and Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf.

For more images, floor plans and details, check out his website Paul Laurendeau Architecte and ArchDaily.

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3XN designs amphitheater-like venue for Baltimore’s waterfront

Bjarke Ingels to lead restoration of Shakespeare in the Park's Delacorte Theater

Atelier Paul Laurendeau's Amphithéâtre​ Cogeco brightens up Trois-Rivières

City of Trois-Rivières picks Paul Laurendeau's amphitheatre proposal

Atelier Paul Laurendeau's Amphithéâtre Cogeco brightens up Trois-Rivières