Onassis Cultural Centre

Athens, Greece

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This arts center was designed to support Greek artists and contribute to international cooperation on cultural issues. Its two auditoriums host a variety of performance types, including opera, symphony concerts, music theatre, drama, dance, and multimedia presentations.

18,000

total building footprint (in m2)

This new center for the Onassis Foundation includes an 880-seat theatre for orchestral concerts, theatre performances, opera, dance, cinema, lectures, and high-profile conferences. It also contains an intimate 220-seat theatre for smaller musical, theatre or dance performances, lectures, special audiovisual projections (multimedia and virtual reality), and conferences.

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owner:

Alexander S. Onassis Foundation

architect:

Architecture-Studio (concept design & design development) | Burrell Foley Fischer (auditorium interiors)

acoustician:

Xu Acoustique

users:

Touring performances and national and regional groups

spaces:

800-seat multipurpose theatre
200-seat flexible theatre

construction type:

New construction

theatre type:

Arts & cultural centers, Auditorium design/seating, Concept design, Feasibility & needs assessments, Flexible & studio theatres, Multipurpose theatres, Strategic & artistic planning

services:

Preliminary development including feasibilty study and design brief, concept design, theatre planning, theatre equipment design and specification, and architect selection (auditorium interiors)

completion:

2010

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Onassis Cultural Centre

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