"The Old Market Square Stage" designed by Canada's award winning 5468796 Architecture, is an open-air performance venue situated in Old Market Square, an iconic green space and summer festival hub in Winnipegs historic Exchange District. A concrete volume enclosed by a flexible metal membrane, The Cube functions as a multipurpose environment. The membrane is composed of 20,000 identical hollow aluminum pieces strung together on aircraft cables. The orientation of the pieces alternates, forming a flexible and shimmering curtain – a contemporary take on medieval chain mail, that can stand like a wall, be pulled in to reveal the performance space, or function as a light-refracting surface – allowing it to morph into a projection screen, performance venue, shelter or sculptural object. (Words with thanks to Kriss Communications)
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | JBRI-0038-0021 |
| Caption: | OMS Stage, Winnipeg, Canada. Architect: 5468796 Architecture, 2010. Night view with interior illuminated yellow. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | No |
| Dimensions in PX: | 3396 x 4940 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 01/08/2012 |
| Restriction: | No Restriction |
| Credit: | James Brittain/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | OMS Stage |
| Headline: | OMS Stage, Winnipeg, Canada. Architect: 5468796 Architecture, 2010. |
| City: | Winnipeg |
| Country: | Canada |
| Architect: | 5468796 Architecture |
| Architect Website: | www.5468796.ca |
| Category: | Culture And Entertainment |
| Building Type: | Cultural Centre |
| Year of Completion: | 2010 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | "The Old Market Square Stage" designed by Canada's award winning 5468796 Architecture, is an open-air performance venue situated in Old Market Square, an iconic green space and summer festival hub in Winnipegs historic Exchange District. A concrete volume enclosed by a flexible metal membrane, The Cube functions as a multipurpose environment. The membrane is composed of 20,000 identical hollow aluminum pieces strung together on aircraft cables. The orientation of the pieces alternates, forming a flexible and shimmering curtain – a contemporary take on medieval chain mail, that can stand like a wall, be pulled in to reveal the performance space, or function as a light-refracting surface – allowing it to morph into a projection screen, performance venue, shelter or sculptural object. (Words with thanks to Kriss Communications) |
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| Orientation: | V |
| Type: | Cultural Centre |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | 2 people |
| Technique: | Copy space |
| People Incidental: | Yes |
| Point of View: | General view |
| Time of Day: | Dusk |
| Interior or Exterior: | Exterior |
| Photographer: | James Brittain |
| Source File Name: | JBRI-0038-0021.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |