Kilden performing arts center by ALA architects

The Kilden performing arts center by Finish practice ALA architects, recently opened, in Kristiansand, Norway, includes several flexible performance halls. Watch the construction timelapse…

Images © Tuomas Uusheimo

The Kilden performing arts center, characterized by the curved wooden roof, includes a 1200-seat concert hall and a 700-seat modifiable theater.

“The 15,000 square meter building successfully gathers all of Kristiansand’s performing arts institutions under one roof.

Kilden has been widely published internationally, and has received numerous awards and nominations. It has become the pride of the locals. The theater and concert hall has received so much more audience than expected that an expansion is already being planned.”