The Sage Gateshead
The Sage Gateshead is a concert venue and events center in Gateshead that opened in 2004. It is the home of Northern Sinfonia and Folkworks and includes a music school.
The Sage Gateshead was built according to plans developed by Foster + Partners in collaboration with Arup Acoustics . Construction began in 2001 and cost £ 70 million. It was named after one of the sponsors, the software company Sage Group . The opening weekend began on December 17, 2004.
The building is located on the banks of the Tyne and essentially consists of three event halls: Hall One with up to 1,700 seats, Hall Two with 400 seats and the Northern Rock Foundation Hall for 200 people. The three halls are connected to one another by a walkway serving as a foyer and covered by a vaulted roof structure. The Sage Gateshead covers an area of 8,000 m² and towers over 40 meters into the sky at its highest point.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b baunetz.de: Sage Gateshead: Foster music center opened in England. December 17, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ↑ a b c The Sage Geateshead: Welcome to The Sage Geateshead ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ↑ thesagegateshead.org: Room Details. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Ian Appleton: Buildings for the Performing Arts: A Design and Development Guide. Elsevier, 2008. ISBN 9780750668354 , p. 244 ff.
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Coordinates: 54 ° 58 ′ 4 " N , 1 ° 36 ′ 7" W.