presentazione/introduction
How to listen to architecture text by Marco Casamonti

editoriale/editorial
A short walk through space and sound – Seven notes text by Machiel Spaan

letture critiche/critical lectures
The Opera House under transformation text by Jürgen Reinhold

scenari di architettura/architectural scenario
Shigeru Ban Architects Europe + Jean de Gastines Architectes/La Seine Musicale - text by Shigeru Ban Architects Europe - photos by Didier Boy de la Tour
Schmidt Hammer Lassen/Vendsyssel Theatre - text by Schmidt Hammer Lassen - photos by Adam Mørk
Álvaro Siza/Theatre/auditorium Llinars del Vallès - text by Álvaro Siza - photos by FG+SG
COR ASOCIADOS ARQUITECTOS, Miguel Rodenas + Jesús Olivares/Auditorium and Music hall MUCA - text by COR ASOCIADOS ARQUITECTOS - photos by David Frutos
MAD Architects/Harbin Opera House - text by MAD Architects - photos by Iwan Baan, Hufton + Crow, Adam Mørk
Volker Giencke & Company – Architects/Great Amber - text by Volker Giencke & Company - photos by Edgars Pohevics, Aigars Prusis, Indrikis Sturmanis
Caruso St John Architects/Liverpool Philharmonic Hall - text by Caruso St John Architects - photos by Hélène Binet
Coop Himmelb(l)au/House of Music - text by Coop Himmelb(l)au - photos by Duccio Malagamba
ALA Architects with SMS Arkitekter/Kilden Performing Arts Centre - text by ALA Architects - photos by Hufton+Crow, portrait photos Tuomas Uusheimo
Francisco Mangado/Municipal Auditorium - text by Francisco Mangado - portrait photo Juan Rodriguez, photos by Roland Halbe
Henning Larsen Architects/Harpa – Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre - text by Henning Larsen Architects - photos by Henning Larsen Architects
Selgascano/El “B“ - text by Selgascano - photos by Iwan Baan
Barozzi Veiga/Concert Hall - text by Barozzi Veiga - photos by Mariela Apollonio, Julien Lanoo, Simon Menges
Zaha Hadid Architects/
Guangzhou Opera House - text by Zaha Hadid Architects - portrait photos Mary McCartney, Matthew Joseph, photos by Iwan Baan, Hufton+Crow, Christian Richters

letture critiche/critical lectures
Architecture (resonant) and images (audible) text by Donatello D‘Angelo

acoustic temples
bibliographical journey
edited by Aldo De Poli

itinerario contemporaneo/contemporary itinerary
Miami edited by Andrea Nastri, Giuliana Vespere

esiti concorsi/competitions
text by Alessandro Massarente

recensioni mostre e libri/exhibition and book reviews
texts by Aldo De Poli, Federica Arman, Massimiliano Azzolini, Claudio Dolci, Michelle Erta, Alessandro Gattara, Alessandro Massera, Ilaria Morcia, Carmine Piscopo, Carlo Prati

new media
edited by Monica Bruzzone


La Seine Musicale

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The island, located in the Seine River, southwest of central Paris, was the site of Renault‘s manufacturing plant from the 1930s until 2005. The 36,500 sqm musical building, will contain…

Kilden Performing Arts Centre

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Kilden Performing Arts Centre gathers all of the region’s performing arts institutions under one roof. The building includes a 1200-seat concert hall for Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, a 700-seat theater hall…

Municipal Auditorium

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Teulada-Moraira is an unusual urban center. Although it is divided into two separate physical units, Teulada and Moraira, these belong to a single administrative entity. Located in Alicante, in a…

Auditorium and Music hall MUCA

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Algueña is a small village in the interior of Alicante County, with a population of two thousand and an economy based in agriculture and marble industries. We were asked for…

Harbin Opera House

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Embedded within Harbin‘s wetlands, the Harbin Opera House was designed in response to the force and spirit of the northern city‘s untamed wilderness and frigid climate. Appearing as if sculpted…