Open AccessMusikalische Neubauten des 21. Jahrhunderts
Author(s) -
Alenka Barber-Keršovan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
muzikološki zbornik/muzikološki zbornik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2350-4242
pISSN - 0580-373X
DOI - 10.4312/mz.57.1.201-227
Subject(s) - urbanity , boom , architecture , opera , tourism , visual arts , art , connection (principal bundle) , humanities , art history , history , engineering , archaeology , civil engineering , structural engineering , environmental engineering
This article deals with the global building boom of new concert halls and opera houses. Their spectacular architecture, often designed by the same star architects, obeys the general rules of globalized urban planning, acts as an indicator of urbanity, supports culturally driven urban renewal and attracts mass tourism. However, in this connection music plays a secondary role.