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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.

Nikos Daniilidis Photography
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
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
Nikos Daniilidis Photography

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