Construction has commenced on Dar al Funoon Abu Dhabi, a performing arts venue designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry before his death, Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism has announced. More about Abu Dhabi reveals plans for Frank Gehry-designed performing arts venue
A trio of swooping, interconnected volumes informed by traditional Cantonese opera costumes make up this performing arts centre, which has been completed by UK studio ZHA in Guangdong, China. More about ZHA designs waterfront performance venue in China to "crescendo and flare"
Local studios Svendborg Architects and Wohlert Arkitekter have completed Ishøj Theatre in Denmark, designing a timber-clad facade with curved openings that evokes stage curtains. More about Timber wraps around "magical and out-of-the-ordinary" children's theatre in Denmark
International architecture office Studio Gang has completed the Samuel H Scripps Theater Center in Upstate New York for local theatre company Hudson Valley Shakespeare, which opens to the surrounding valley and is covered in a mass-timber shell. More about Studio Gang covers theatre for Hudson Valley Shakespeare with mass-timber shell
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing BIG's designs for the riverside Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville. More about "The Emperor has (almost) no clothes," says commenter
Danish architecture studio BIG has released designs for the riverside Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, USA, which will be covered with a swooping curtain of metal pipes. More about BIG reveals Nashville performing arts centre wrapped in aluminium pipes
Architecture studio Haworth Tompkins has updated and extended the Grade II-listed Theatr Clwyd in Wales, transforming the sprawling cultural centre into a "welcoming civic destination". More about Haworth Tompkins revitalises listed Theatr Clwyd
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the renovation of Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in France, unifying its performance spaces around a tilted glass hall that overlooks a landscaped plaza. More about Snøhetta transforms Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in France into "urban lantern"
In this roundup, we spotlight seven buildings with undulating glass facades that resemble flowing fabric, giving new meaning to the idea of curtain walling. More about Seven buildings draped with fabric-like glass facades
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland by Blight Rayner Architecture and Snøhetta. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "absolutely gorgeous" Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland
An undulating glass facade encloses the cantilevered first floor of the Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland, designed by Australian studio Blight Rayner Architecture with international firm Snøhetta. More about Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland operates "like a finely tuned musical instrument"
Architecture studio Snøhetta is set to transform a former railway site into a riverside park and cultural destination in Drammen, Norway, adding a theatre and conference hall with an arched green roof. More about Snøhetta designs Skamarken riverside development with mound-like theatre
Architecture studio Haworth Tompkins has extended The Old Vic in London, giving the historic theatre a new home for its outreach programme that is fronted by a colourful facade of recycled spotlights. More about Haworth Tompkins clads The Old Vic extension in recycled spotlights
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Snøhetta's expansion to the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Snøhetta's "exceptionally detailed" Dartmouth arts centre extension
Architecture studios Haworth Tompkins and Athfield Architects have completed The Court Theatre in New Zealand, wrapped by timber benches and large windows that create connections between its public and back-of-house areas. More about The Court Theatre completes following Christchurch earthquake
International architecture studio Snøhetta has completed an expansion to the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College, fitting two new cubic volumes onto an existing 1960s building. More about Buildings become "dance partners" at Snøhetta's Dartmouth arts centre extension
London studio Hopkins Architects has completed a performing arts and education centre at the University of Oxford, which features a four-storey atrium and a Passivhaus concert hall. More about Hopkins Architects arranges University of Oxford arts centre around four-storey atrium
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed a sculptural addition to the home of St Louis Symphony Orchestra in St Louis, USA, while revamping historical interiors and creating a public-facing plaza. More about Snøhetta completes arched extension to St Louis' Powell Hall
Architecture studios Frida Escobedo Studio and Handel Architects have created a brick tower in Harlem, USA, that contains apartments atop a multi-level arts centre. More about Frida Escobedo Studio and Handel Architects complete brick tower in Harlem
Architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has completed West Bund Grand Theatre in Shanghai, which pays homage to the movement of the Huangpu River and the site's industrial past. More about West Bund Grand Theatre celebrates Shanghai's industrial past