en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) has unveiled the design for its new performing arts campus on the east bank of the Cumberland River in Nashville, a project that extensively utilizes aluminum. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in collaboration with William Rawn Associates and HASTINGS Architecture, the 307,000-square-foot facility aims to connect downtown Nashville with the developing east bank area, becoming a new cultural landmark for the city.
Nashville already features several notable buildings with aluminum curtain walls and sunshade systems, including the Music City Center, the Moore Building, and parts of Nashville International Airport. BIG's new design for TPAC uses lightweight metal as a signature visual language, with bundled aluminum tubes forming a curtain-like appearance inspired by music and performance.
The core feature of the design is a dynamic curtain wall. The building's exterior is wrapped in aluminum tubes that undulate from vertical to horizontal, creating a flowing appearance reminiscent of organ pipes, steel chimes, and the movement of theater curtains. Beyond creating a visual identity for the performing arts center, the aluminum tubes will frame views in and out of the lobby and form canopy-like openings for audiences and performers passing through the building.
"The curtain wall consists of aluminum tubes, bundled like organ pipes or steel chimes, undulating from vertical to horizontal, providing openings and canopies for passing audiences and performers," said Bjarke Ingels, founder and creative director of BIG. "The result is like a flowing public pavilion in a park, which, as TPAC's new home, endows its programs and performances with the inclusive and approachable qualities they require."
The new TPAC campus will include multiple performance venues, including spaces for Broadway productions, dance, opera, cabaret, and flexible black box theater spaces. The design positions the two main venues at an angle, creating a wedge-shaped public space between them. A cabaret theater and black box theater are located on the bridge level, extending the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge to a new elevated public plaza.
Currently in the design phase, the project aims to serve as a cultural anchor for Nashville's east bank redevelopment. Upon completion, the new TPAC will provide expanded spaces for performance, education, and gathering for artists, audiences, and the broader Tennessee community.
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