Type Art center Phone +886 7 763 8808 Architect Francine Houben | Floor area 3.3 hectares Owner Ministry of Culture | |
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Location Fongshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Address No. 449-1, Nanjing Road, Fengshan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 83079 Similar Weiwuying Station, National Taichung Theater, Weiwuyin Metropolitan Park, Chiang Kai‑shek Memorial, Dadong Arts Center | ||
Walkthrough wei wu ying center for the arts kaoshiung taiwan
The Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts (Chinese: 衛武營國家藝術文化中心; pinyin: Wèiwǔyíng Guójiā Yìshù Wénhuà Zhōngxīn) is an upcoming art center currently under construction in Fongshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Wei wu ying center for the arts work in progress
History
Land area in which the center is being build used to be a deserted area before developed into a military camp. In the 1950s, it was the center for recruitment base until it was no longer in use. In 2003, the Kaohsiung City Government decided to transform the area into a national performance center. In 2007, the design firm Mecanoo Architecten won the design and construction rights. The preparatory office was also set up by the Cultural Construction Committee of the Executive Yuan on 15 March 2006. The construction for the main building was completed in 2012.
Architecture
The center is currently being built in a 9.9 hectares of land covering 3.3 hectares of floor area. The design of the center was inspired by the banyan trees around the area. The center will house four indoor venues, which are the Lyric Theater, Concert Hall, Playhouse and Recital Hall.
Transportation
The art center will be accessible from Weiwuying Station of Kaohsiung MRT.