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Originally Posted by HfxExpat
I'd also really like to see the waterfront "cultural hub" include a new performance hall for Symphony Nova Scotia. Salter is big enough for all three and there are clear commercial synergies for adding it.
I don't hold out much hope, but architecturally, there's a big opportunity to do something quite bold on the site to help raise Halifax's international profile in a really lasting way. The gallery or concert hall could be housed in a nautically-inspired Frank Gehry-type statement piece like the one in the picture below (Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA). It could even jut out into the water and be visible from pretty much every part of the waterfront.
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This. There is a local group that has been promoting a proper performing arts centre in Halifax for some time. Proper concert hall with full back of house support (stage depth, full wings, trapped stage, fly gallery, orchestra pit). The Cohn is a nice auditorium, but the stage downright sucks.
I would LOVE to see this become part of a cultural hub.