Musikkens Hus in Aalborg was designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au, chosen through an international competition. The Foundation for Musikkens Hus in Northern Jutland owns it. Construction began in July 2010, according to the text, and the infobox gives May 31. The concert facilities opened on March 29, 2014, per the text. The infobox lists Deconstructivism. The cost was 704 million DKK.
The building is a concrete frame 98 feet (30 m) high, facing the Limfjord. Its solar-passive design includes panels over the southern end, and education rooms form a U around the central concert hall. The concert hall seats 1,293, and total seating across all halls is 4,143. Artec Consultants, later Arup, advised on acoustics.
The foundation rents space to the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Academy of Music and Aalborg University's music programs. The article lists no awards for the design.
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