The National Theatre in Beijing: to live from the debate
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Building journal Hong Kong China, Dec, 2002, pp. 20-25
Abstract
Controversy about the National Theatre project in Beijing has continued for more than 40 years since the date the Government decided to build it, and choosing a practical plan in an international competition made the discussion more heated. China Building Design Institute Chief Architect and theatre owner committee chairman Zhou Qinglin present a summary of the debate surrounding the project.
(1) The debate about the content
(a) The debate about the size
(2) The debate about the stage opening
(a) The stage opening width is set at 18.6 metres wide
(b) The debate about the number of the seats
(3) The debate about the schematic design
(a) The debate about the style
(b) The debate about the basic principles: tobe practical, economical and aesthetical
(c) The debate about the construction design
(4) The following is the personal thoughts of Zhou Qinglin about the debate of creation roads during the design process
(a) Two creation roads
(b) The dialectics about the tradition
(c) The sublimated feeling
(5) Zhou Qinglin biography
Description
Building Name: The National Theatre in Beijing
Building Type(s): Theatres
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Article
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Date
2002
Language
en