Neri&Hu revives 1930s Shanghai theatre with dramatic stone and bronze details
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has used smooth grey stone and fluted bronze to revive the grandeur of a 1930s theatre in Shanghai. More
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OMA gets green light for £110 million arts centre in Manchester
Dutch firm OMA has been granted permission to build its first major UK project – a cultural centre in Manchester named Factory. More
Tadao Ando's Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre captured in new photographs
Large tunnels carve through Tadao Ando's concrete and glass theatre in Shanghai, which has been documented in these new images by architecture photographer Yueqi Jazzy Li. More
Min | Day clads Nebraska theatre in weathering steel and rebar
This performing arts centre is part of a mixed-use complex created by American studio Min | Day for an emerging arts district near downtown Omaha. More
Arched walkway wraps Muslim centre near Beijing by He Jingtang
A colonnade of petal-shaped arches creates an illuminated walkway around the perimeter of this Muslim cultural centre designed by Chinese architect He Jingtang. More
Angular brick theatre by Reset Architecture sits in a woodland clearing
This theatre at a Dutch holiday camp features a pair of differently sized gables and patterned brick cladding that harmonises with the tones of its woodland site. More
Dramatic folded canopy shelters riverside terrace of MX_SI Architects' auditorium in Spain
A huge canopy extends from one side of this auditorium in the Spanish province of Córdoba and folds over a riverside terrace, encouraging visitors to loiter around before and after performances. More
Ruined "cultural palace" in Romania revived by architect Vlad Rusu
Romanian architect Vlad Rusu has resurrected a "cultural palace" that was originally built in the 1930s but has sat in ruin for 20 years after being ravaged by fire (+ slideshow). More
De Matos Ryan overhauls York Theatre Royal and its 1960s extension
London studio De Matos Ryan has refurbished a historic theatre in York, England, to create more space in both the 18th-century building and its 1960s extension by Modernist architect Patrick Gwynne (+ slideshow). More
Shakespearean-style wooden theatre by Studio Andrew Todd opens in France
Towering bamboo poles encase this cylindrical wooden theatre in France, which opened in a fanfare last week, despite suffering vandalism just a few days before (+ slideshow). More
Architect blames far-right parties for attack on Shakespearean theatre in France
A Globe-inspired theatre in northern France has been vandalised a week before its opening, an act the architect believes was "politically motivated desecration" by members of the far right. More
Lakeside theatre designed by Bargone Associati to look like huge rocks
Four pebble-shaped volumes form this cultural centre completed by Bargone Architetti Associati on the stony shoreline of Lake Maggiore, Italy (+ slideshow). More
Bennetts Associates adds pre-rusted steel box to London's Shaftesbury Theatre
Bennetts Associates has extended a historic theatre in London's West End, adding a serrated box made from weathering steel on top of the roof (+ slideshow). More
Studio Gang wraps Chicago performing arts centre in glass and wooden battens
Jeanne Gang's firm Studio Gang has completed a theatre that features an elevated glass box wrapped in bands of cedar. More
Álvaro Siza completes red brick theatre near Barcelona
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has built a red brick theatre in Llinars del Vallès, a village outside Barcelona (+ slideshow). More
Flanagan Lawrence to update Polish summer theatre with new inflatable roof
London studio Flanagan Lawrence has won a competition to refurbish an outdoor theatre in Szczecin, Poland, with plans to add an arched roof made from inflatable panels (+ slideshow). More
Glazed theatre by van Dongen-Koschuch occupies former dockland buildings
Dutch firm van Dongen-Koschuch has converted an old maritime building in the Netherlands into a theatre with a glass auditorium (+ slideshow). More
Rick Mather Architects refurbishes and expands London's Lyric Hammersmith theatre
London office Rick Mather Architects has completed an extension to the city's Lyric Hammersmith theatre, adding a new wing that houses facilities including studios for film, dance and theatre (+ slideshow). More
SOM recasts old San Francisco movie house for new role as a nonprofit theatre
SOM's San Francisco office has transformed an abandoned cinema into a multipurpose performance and community venue for the American Conservatory Theater, a prominent arts organisation in the Bay Area (+ slideshow). More
Old English church transformed into a theatre by Foster Wilson Architects
Foster Wilson Architects has converted a heritage-listed church in Bedford, England, into a theatre with a new curved timber and glass foyer bar (+ slideshow). More