Adjaye Associates completes timber performance pavilion in Barbados

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Source: Peter Maier

Second phase of project will see delivery of a permanent cultural venue for the Caribbean island nation

The first phase of the Barbados National Performing Arts Centre has opened with a timber pavilion designed by Adjaye Associates. The structure forms part of a longer-term plan to deliver a permanent national venue for performance and cultural events.

The project opened during Carifesta XV, the Caribbean’s regional festival of arts and culture, with a production of Mansa Musa, a piece of musical theatre exploring the life of the 14th-century emperor of Mali.

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