標題: Group unveils concert hall plan for VAG [打印本頁] 作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-3-5 07:42 標題: Group unveils concert hall plan for VAG
Group unveils concert hall plan for VAG
Plan hinges on plan to move art gallery
Sheila Scott Mar 05, 2011 03:02:12 AM
0 VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The Vancouver Concert Hall and Theatre Society has unveiled plans for a 1,950 seat concert hall at the site of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
The plan hinges on the city moving the art gallery to a proposed new site at the old bus terminal on Cambie Street.
Ron Stern with the theatre society says the concert hall itself would be underneath the Georgia Street Plaza, and home to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. "Covered with glass. The sun would come in. You'd walk into a wonderful theatre, somewhat of a theatre-in-the-round, called a vineyard theatre. Much closer than it's been in most theatres conventionally, it would be very exciting, very intimate"
He says reaction to the Bing Thom design unveiled on Friday was very good. "Very positive, everyone is quite excited. Terrifically exciting. The city has long had a need for a new concert hall."
Stern says he art gallery building would stay intact but the building would take on a new life. "Use a portion of the main building for a lobby that would be open to the public all the time, with the balance being used for restaurants, boutiques, and other cultural uses, including galleries."
The estimated cost is $225 million.作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-3-5 07:42
