National Arts Centre in Ottawa Kipnes Lantern, NAC Building Reopening, Architect, Canadian Architecture
Kipnes Lantern, National Arts Centre in Ottawa
Elgin Street Entrance at NAC Performing Arts Venue, Ontario, Canada ? design by Diamond Schmitt Architects
Dec 22, 2017
Kipnes Lantern, National Arts Centre in Ottawa
Location: NAC, Confederation Square, Ottawa, Canada
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects
The Kipnes Lantern at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa
KIPNES LANTERN TO BE UNVEILED AT NAC NEW YEAR?S EVE
Toronto ? The next stage of renewal at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa will be unveiled on New Year?s Eve. The Kipnes Lantern is a three-storey, multi-sided signature element of the NAC?s architectural rejuvenation, a $225-million project by Diamond Schmitt Architects.
photograph courtesy National Arts Centre
Positioned above the new Elgin St. entrance, the Lantern features the largest transparent LED screen in North America. The Lantern will showcase productions presented not only on NAC stages but also on the stages of performing arts organizations across Canada.
The idea to create a ?fifth stage? at the four-stage arts complex came from NAC CEO Peter Herrndorf and architect Donald Schmitt during the planning process to transform the mid-century Brutalist structure into an inviting and transparent facility that engages with the city.

photograph by Doublespace Photography
?The unique see-through technology of the screen complements the transparency established...