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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Taichung Opera House in Taiwan by Toyo Ito & AssociatesNovember 2nd, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Toyo Ito & Associates A decade since it was first designed, the Taichung Opera House finally had its official opening on 30th September 2016. The product of a Toyo Ito & Associates collaboration with Cecil Balmond and Arup, the building’s free-form geometry has been constructed to realise its ‘coral-like’ structure in Taichung’s Xitun district.  Image Courtesy © Toyo Ito & Associates
 Image Courtesy © Toyo Ito & Associates The Opera House’s signature feature – which Balmond terms ‘catenoids’ – were shaped from the idea of a chessboard taken into three dimensions. Ito notes that Balmond injected fluidity into the project to create ‘a grid that becomes something else’.  Image Courtesy © Toyo Ito & Associates  Image Courtesy © Toyo Ito & Associates Following an exciting opening ceremony that included a spectacular performance of Wagner’s Das Rheingold, the general public are now welcome to fully appreciate this remarkable space.  Image Courtesy © Toyo Ito & Associates
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