The Szczecin Philharmonic at 48 Małopolska Street was designed by Studio Barozzi Veiga of Barcelona. The orchestra occupied this new seat on September 14, 2014. The article gives no construction dates, owner or style, and describes an ice-like shape.
A translucent ribbed-glass facade gives the building a white glow at night and has made it an icon of the city. The building covers 13,000 square meters. The main concert hall seats 1,000, and a smaller hall holds 200, with several conference rooms. Krzysztof Penderecki composed a fanfare for the 2014 opening ceremony.
The philharmonic itself was founded in 1948, with its first concert on October 25, 1948, and renamed for Mieczysław Karłowicz in 1958. The building won First Prize, Architectural Design of the Year, at the Eurobuild Awards 2014, and the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture in 2015. The article gives no hours.
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