Zaha Hadid’s under-construction new opera house in Guangzhou was the scene of a fire early this past Saturday morning, May 9th according to the Architect’s Journal. Though the fire was extinguished in an hour, the photo that accompanies this piece shows a good deal of smoke pouring out of one side of the building. I’ve not seen any further reports on the extent of the damage. No one was hurt in the fire. This one has been pretty quiet, and I hope it’s because there was not much damage to report.
Another Fire at High Profile New Building
May 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: architecture
2 responses so far ↓
1 bhb // May 16, 2009 at 5:58 pm
As an Opera House, is this a traditional Chinese opera, or is this theater being built for the likes of Puccini, Strauss, and Offenbach?
2 Jim Gourley // May 16, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I’d say it will be used for a variety of events, not only Chinese and western opera.
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