Detail View: SHIMMER: The Sage Gateshead

Title: 
The Sage Gateshead
Creation Date: 
2004
Image Date: 
2003
Period: 
20th century ; 21st century
Start Date: 
2000
End Date: 
2004
Location: 
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Country: 
ENGLAND, UK
Display Creator: 
Norman FOSTER & PARTNERS
Image ID: 
03-0542
Description: 
View from behind the site during construction. The inner concert halls buildings have their basic structure completed. The framework for the outer exterior for the entire complex has just begun to be installed. The Sage Gateshead is a multipurpose music venue home to Folkworks, the University of Newcastle's Traditional Music Degree students, Gateshead Library and the Northern Sinfonia. It includes two major concert halls, recording and rehearsal rooms, hospitality venues, office and archive space, and conference and teaching rooms.
Rights: 
© Sheffield Hallam University
Permissions: 
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Photographed by: 
Jane Farmer
Creator: 
Norman FOSTER & PARTNERS
Creator Role: 
Architectural firm.
Nationality: 
British.
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- 2000-2100
Subject Heading: 
Glass -- In architecture
Subject Heading: 
Urban renewal -- England -- Gateshead
Subject Heading: 
Theatres
Subject Heading: 
The Sage Gateshead (Gateshead, England)
Subject Heading: 
Universities and colleges -- Music
Subject Heading: 
Buildings -- Design and construction