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renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome

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House

Published by designboom

renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 1
Image via designboom; see original article for photographer credits · Published project source
renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 2
Image via designboom; see original article for photographer credits · Published project source
renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 3
Image via designboom; see original article for photographer credits · Published project source
renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 4
Image via designboom; see original article for photographer credits · Published project source
renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 5
Image via designboom; see original article for photographer credits · Published project source
renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 6
Image via designboom; see original article for photographer credits · Published project source
renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 7
Image via designboom; see original article for photographer credits · Published project source
renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 8
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

a striking dome-shaped structure inspired by the rippling surface of West Lake shields the project

renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 9
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

tiles vary in size to create a pixelated texture that shimmers with a mother-of-pearl effect

renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 10
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

the building hosts two main auditoriums expressing the building’s interior program through its external form exploring several geometric models, from soap bubble shells to two-dimensional catenary envelopes

renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 11
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

the building hosts two main auditoriums expressing the building’s interior program through its external form exploring several geometric models, from soap bubble shells to two-dimensional catenary envelopes

renzo piano breaks ground on hanoi's opera house, crowned with shimmering dome — photograph 12
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

the building hosts two main auditoriums expressing the building’s interior program through its external form exploring several geometric models, from soap bubble shells to two-dimensional catenary envelopes

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