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National Theatre of Catalonia National Theatre of Catalonia ) is a public theatre in Barcelona, created by the Culture Department of the Catalan Government .
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National Theatre of Catalonia
National Theatre of Catalonia) is a public theatre in Barcelona, created by the Culture Department of the Catalan Government . • The Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, located at the Plaça de les Arts de Barcelona, is a complex composed of two different structures.
The building of the theatre took place from 8 November 1991 to 1996 by the Catalan postmodern architect, Ricardo Bofill. • On November 12, 1996 it opened with Àngels a Amèrica (Angels in America) by Tony Kushner, and directed by Josep Maria Flotats.
RICARDO BOFILL • Ricardo Bofill was born in Barcelona in 1939. • He studied at the School of Architecture in Geneva, Switzerland. • Many projects built around the world demonstrate his capacity to act in harmony with the different local cultures, combined with a global knowledge.
OTHER BUILDINGS Sede de la empresa JP Morgan 2003, Chicago, U.S.A. Vela hotel 2008, Barcelona, Spain Casablanca Twin Center 1999, Casablanca, Marruecos
Shiseido building 2001, Tokio, Japan Sheperd school of music 1988, Houston, U.S.A. Espaces d'Abraxas, Paris France Place du Nombre d'Or 1984, Montpellier, France