Foster and Partners, Buro Happold, Mott MacDonald and Arup designed the Sage Gateshead on the River Tyne in Quays, England. It was completed in 2004 at a cost of £70 million.
The blobby curvatured building provides musical education, performance and conferences for the region. Each blob contains an assembly hall: a 1,700-seat performance hall, a 400-seater and a smaller performance room. Circulation space around each room allows acoustic insulation. The glass and steel exterior acts as a membrane around three separate structures. Acoustic panels may be raised and lowered to change the properties of the spaces.
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