New Harbin Opera House

[Randy W]

in the Shanghaiist

 

The brand new Harbin Opera House will take your breath away

 

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Paying tribute to the dramatic climate in the northern Chinese city, MAD Architects designed Harbin's recently-completed opera house to mimic natural landscapes assaulted by the winter winds.

 

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"We envisioned Harbin Opera House as a cultural centre of the future, a dramatic public space that embodies the integration of human, art and the city identity, while synergistically blending with the surrounding nature," commented MAD's founding principal Ma Yanson.

 

 

[dan1984]

Wow, breathe-taking indeed. Never been to Harbin, would love to check this out someday..........