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National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts rather than just read about it. In short: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, also known as Weiwuying, (traditional Chinese: 衛武營國家藝術文化中心; simplified Chinese: 卫武营国家艺术文化中心; pinyin: Wèiwǔyíng Guójiā Yìshù Wénhuà Zhōngxīn), is located in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the largest cultural facility in Taiwan, the world's largest performing art theater under one roof, and the first national-level performing arts venue in southern Taiwan.

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National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, also known as Weiwuying, (traditional Chinese: 衛武營國家藝術文化中心; simplified Chinese: 卫武营国家艺术文化中心; pinyin: Wèiwǔyíng Guójiā Yìshù Wénhuà Zhōngxīn), is located in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the largest cultural facility in Taiwan, the world's largest performing art theater under one roof, and the first national-level performing arts venue in southern Taiwan. The planning, preparation, and construction were overseen by the Weiwuying Arts and Culture Center Preparatory Office and, after completion, it became one of the venues under the National Performing Arts Center. The main building was designed by Dutch architect Francine Houben and includes four indoor performance halls, which are as follows: an Opera House with 2,236 seats, a Concert Hall with 1,981 seats, a Playhouse with 1,209 seats, and a Recital Hall with 434 seats. On the south side, there is an outdoor theater that connects to the central lawn of the Weiwuying Metropolitan Park, capable of accommodating 30,000 people for outdoor performances. The Concert Hall is equipped with a pipe organ featuring 9,085 pipes, making it the largest pipe organ in Asia. It was constructed by the Klais Orgelbau in Germany. At its opening, the facility was praised by The Guardian as the "biggest arts venue on Earth."

History Weiwuying Metropolitan Park was once a recruitment base as the Southern part of Taiwan and a deserted military training base during the Qing dynasty and Japanese colonial period. However, the Military Council of Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) determined that the camp was no longer suitable for military purposes in 1979, which led to the evacuation of the camp. In 2003, the project was initiated by the Executive Yuan in hopes of redeveloping the area with a three-in-one structure consisting of a metropolitan park, an arts center, and a specific business district. The arts center then became part of the new top ten stimulus projects of the country. The entire Metropolitan Park occupies 66.6 hectares, with the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying covering 10 hectares of it. On March 15, 2006, the Executive Yuan's Cultural Construction Commission (restructured into the Ministry of Culture in 2012) announced the establishment of the Weiwuying Arts and Culture Center Preparatory Office and initiated the construction planning. In 2007, the design firm Mecanoo Architecten won the design and construction rights. On April 2, 2014, the National Performing Arts Center was officially established. In January 2015, the "Weiwuying Operation Promotion Team" was established to carry out the necessary hardware and software preparations for the official opening of the venue, ensuring a smooth transition to venue operations. The construction project was completed and reported as finished by the end of October 2017. On September 10, 2018, the Ministry of Culture officially transferred the venue to the National Performing Arts Center, marking the formal establishment of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying). On October 13, 2018, an inaugural ceremony was held in the form of a concert, marking the official opening of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying).

Architecture The center was built on 9.9 hectares of land covering 3.3 hectares of floor area. Its streamlined, wave-like design with a white, wave-shaped curve integrates with the surrounding environment. Architect Francine Houben incorporated the design of the Weiwuying banyan tree grove, allowing the public to enter the venue from all directions. The roof features a 35,000 square meter curved surface roof, constructed with 4,500 aluminum alloy panels, making it the world's largest comprehensive performance venue under a single roof. To meet the acoustic requirements of the auditorium, the building structure employs three construction methods simultaneously: reinforced concrete, steel frame, and steel-reinforced concrete. The primary interior walls are steel-skinned curved surfaces, extending from the ground to the ceiling without distinct boundaries. The steel skin project incorporates the traditional shipbuilding craftsmanship of Kaohsiung blending seamlessly with the city’s rich maritime heritage. The curved shapes are built using shipbuilding techniques, reflecting the maritime imagery of Kaohsiung Harbor and the historical shipbuilding industry. A total of 2,320 steel plates were used to create an irregular silver-white cave, covering a total area of 23,000 square meters, equivalent to 55 standard basketball courts. Inside the venue building, four performance halls and an outdoor theater are interconnected by Banyan Plaza. In December 2017, it received the 2017 Idea-Tops Award for Digital Architecture. In December 2018, it won the 2018 New York Design Awards. In July 2019, it received the 2019 Architizer A+ Awards, including the Annual Honors, Jury Award for Theater Architecture, and Audience Choice Award for Theater Architecture. It was also featured in TIME Magazine's "World's Greatest Places 2019." In 2020, it received the International Architecture Awards 2020.

Opera House The Opera House consists of 2236 seats and is mainly used for large-scale performances, such as operas, dances, drama productions, and interdisciplinary performances. The name "Opera" refers to all types of performing arts on stage instead of just opera performances. It is the first house in Taiwan with an installation of a mainframe computer to assist in staging operation. The seat arrangement is in a horseshoe shape, where the ground floor is divided into four areas with short partition walls while the second and third levels feature horizontal lines. The color of the seats is a mixture of red and purple along with Taiwanese flowers.

Concert Hall The Concert Hall consists of 1981 seats, featuring a stepped vineyard style that encircles the stage and terraces at different floor heights that surrounds the podium. Acoustic shells are hung above the stage that can be lowered or raised with three pre-set positions at 9, 14, and 17.8 meters, depending on the musical performances and the band sizes. The height and angle of the acoustic shells can be adjusted for quality sound control. Within the Concert Hall, the pipe organ is produced by the century-old German manufacturer Johannes Klais Orgelbau. It is considered the largest pipe organ in Taiwan, with 9,085 pipes, including the symphonic and echo organ.

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In the classroom: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2018 establishments in Taiwan, Arts centres in Kaohsiung, Buildings and structures completed in 2018, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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