BIG Reveals Design for Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, United States | ArchDaily

Save this picture!Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Image © bloom imagesWritten by Reyyan DoganPublished on April 17, 2026 Share ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsappOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/1040756/big-reveals-design-for-tennessee-performing-arts-center-in-nashville-united-states Clipboard "COPY" CopyBIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, in collaboration with William Rawn Associates (WRA) and HASTINGS Architecture, has revealed the design for the new Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), a 307,000-square-foot cultural complex planned for Nashville's East Bank, with construction expected to begin in 2027 and completion anticipated in 2030. Located along the Cumberland River, adjacent to Cumberland Park and Nissan Stadium, the project brings together four performance venues within a unified architectural framework, establishing a new civic anchor that extends the cultural life of downtown across the waterfront.+ 27 Save this picture!Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Image © bloom imagesAt the core of the project, four distinct venues, a Broadway theater, a dance and opera hall, a flexible black box theater, and a cabaret space, are clustered around shared public areas. The facade is defined by a system of bundled aluminum tubes that shift from vertical to horizontal, forming openings, canopies, and thresholds. This layered envelope creates a dynamic visual identity that changes depending on the viewing angle, while referencing musical instruments and theatrical curtains. Arc...