The Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) has selected an international architecture team to design its new performance home in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The architecture team is Comprised of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), William Rawn Associates, and Nashville-based EOA Architects. BIG is renowned for its innovative and technically advanced buildings. William Rawn Associates specializes in designing performing arts facilities, while EOA Architects, a Nashville-based firm that focuses on architecture, interior design, and urban planning, will provide local expertise on Tennessee's values, heritage, and performing arts culture to ensure their incorporation into the project's design.
Tennessee Performing Arts Centre (TPAC) plans to broaden its offerings by relocating to a bigger venue, featuring exhibitions from world-famous performers, touring Broadway productions, and ballet, opera, and theatrical performances by its three resident companies (Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera, and Nashville Repertory Theatre). The Centre also aims to enhance its arts education programs.