Mecanoo's Kaohsiung Center for the Arts to open in October

At 225 meters wide and 160 meters deep, the massive Center houses four stages under one undulating roof. It'll include: a 2,260-seat Opera House; a 2,000-seat Concert Hall (featuring a 9,085 pipe organ built by Orgelbau Klais — claimed to be the largest pipe organ in Asia, in case you must know); a flexible Playhouse that can provide 1,094-1,254 seats; a 450-seat Recital Hall (ideal for chamber music and solo recitals). Plus, the Center will have a generous outdoor amphitheater.

“Weiwuying is one of Mecanoo’s most ambitious buildings and embodies all the key elements of our philosophy,” Mecanoo founder Francine Houben says. “Inspired by the beauty of the local Banyan trees with their iconic canopies of leaves, the vast, undulating structure is composed of a unique skin and roof under which generous free spaces can flow. We have aimed to deliver a flagship cultural destination for Taiwan, a beacon to attract performers and audiences from around the world.”