China's National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing, next Tiananmen Square was designed by renowned French architect Paul Andreu, known for his airports throughout the world including Charles De Gaulle in Pari.
Andreu conceived the centre as a transparent island and a city of theatres in Beijing’s latest cultural district. The exterior Yin-Yang-inspired shell in the shape of a half ellipsoid is covered by titanium panels and accentuated in the middle by a curtain of glass that opens gradually from top to bottom.
