The Taipei Music Center (TMC; ) is a performing arts and cultural venue in
Nangang District,
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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Overview
City officials announced plans on July 24, 2008 to conduct an international design competition for the facility in tandem with plans for the
Taipei Performing Arts Center
The Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC; ) is a performance center in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The construction of the center began on 28 February 2012. The center construction topped out on 27 August 2014. On 31 August 2016, th ...
. In 2012, government officials announced that winner of the design competition was
Reiser + Umemoto
Reiser + Umemoto (also known as RUR Architecture DPC) is an architecture firm based in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto.
Jesse Reiser
Jesse Reiser (born 1958) is an American architect and Professor of Arch ...
, RUR Architecture P.C., the New York City based American architectural firm represented by a joint collaboration between American architect Jesse A. Reiser and Japanese architect Nanako Umemoto, both well known in the architectural world for their innovative post-modernist aesthetic. The firm is particularly well known for its recently completed office tower, 0-14, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction began on 19 June 2013.
The center opened on September 5, 2020, before hosting the
31st Golden Melody Awards
The 31st Golden Melody Awards () take place in Taipei, Taiwan in 2020. The ceremony was scheduled for 27 June 2020, but rescheduled to 3 October, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and moved to the Taipei Music Center
The Taipei Music Center (TMC; ) ...
on October 3.
See also
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Music of Taiwan
The music of Taiwan reflects the diverse culture of Taiwanese people. Taiwan has undergone several economic, social, and political changes through its cultural history, and Taiwanese music reflects those issues in its way. The music of the cou ...
References
External links
Taipei Music Center
Buildings and structures in Taipei
Concert halls in Taiwan
Postmodern architecture in Taiwan
Futurist architecture
2020 establishments in Taiwan
Event venues established in 2020
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