Coupe transversale sur la salle de l'opéra (Coupe du concours, projet …
1999
Coupe transversale sur la salle de l'opéra (Coupe du concours, projet lauréat)
1999
"Of all my projects in general, the National Grand Theatre of China was the most important, the most difficult, the most significant." (Andreu)
ln 1999, Paul Andreu won the competition launched by the Chinese government for the construction of the National Grand Theatre of China in the centre of Beijing, not far from Tiananmen Square, the Great Hall of the People and the Forbidden City. lnitially a parallelepiped, the Opera House took the form of a large ellipsoidal dome made of titanium and split in two by a curved glass roof. lt is surrounded by water like an island in the middle of a lake and is built within a park. lnside, the building contains three performance halls and a public area.
| Domain | Dessin d'architecture | Coupe |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Collage et tirage sur papier réhaussé aux crayons de couleur et encres |
| Dimensions | 59 x 100 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de Bernard Dragon en 2021 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-2-195 |
| Is part of the set |
Centre national des arts du spectacle, Pékin, Chine (Dissociable set of artworks) |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Paul Andreu
(1938, France - 2018, France) | |
|---|---|---|
| Main title | Coupe transversale sur la salle de l'opéra (Coupe du concours, projet lauréat) | |
| Creation date | 1999 | |
| Is part of the set | Centre national des arts du spectacle, Pékin, Chine (Dissociable set of artworks) Projet réalisé 2001 - 2007 | |
| With | Dessinateur : Bernard Dragon | |
| Domain | Dessin d'architecture | Coupe | |
| Techniques | Collage et tirage sur papier réhaussé aux crayons de couleur et encres | |
| Dimensions | 59 x 100 cm | |
| Acquisition | Don de Bernard Dragon en 2021 | |
| Collection area | Architecture | |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-2-195 |
