Guangzhou Opera House designed by Zaha Hadid

In April 2002 an international architectural competition attracted Coop Himmelb(l)au, Rem Koolhaas and Zaha Hadid - each producing detailed designs.[2][3] In November 2002, Zaha Hadid’s “double pebble“ was announced the winner and the groundbreaking ceremony was held early in 2005.[1] The theatre has become the biggest performing centre in southern China and is one of the three biggest theatres in the nation alongside Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts and Shanghai’s Shanghai Grand Theatre.