Ducks Scéno

Ducks Scéno (Stylized as dUCKS scéno) is a French company based in Villeurbanne specializing in scenography and museography.[1]

History

Ducks Scéno was created in 1991 as a cooperative with 30 members, 22 of which are partners, who work as scenographers, mechanical engineers, audiovisual engineers, and architects.

Artistic concepts

Ducks Scéno strives to develop three concepts in particular in its work: asymmetry, natural light, and openness to the surrounding city.[2]

Projects

The company has collaborated with renowned architects such as Jean Nouvel, Rem Koolhaas, and the architecture firm of Herzog & de Meuron.

Large-scale scenographic projects developed by Ducks Scéno include the Philharmonie de Paris, with Jean Nouvel;[3] the Elbphilharmonie, with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron; the Casa da Música; the Taipei Performing Art Center with OMA; and the Fondation Louis-Vuitton, with Frank Gehry.[4]

Notable works

Operas and theatres
Concert halls
Auditoriums
Musical venues
  • 1994: Zénith de Lille, with Office for Metropolitan Architecture
  • 2004: Maison folie Wazemmes in Lille, with Nox
  • 2006: La Commanderie in Dole (Jura), with Brigitte Métra [22]
  • 2007: Casino of Toulouse, with Wilmotte
  • 2008: Le Fil in Saint Étienne, with XXL
  • 2010: Casino de Lille, with Jean-Paul Viguier[23]
  • 2010: H106 in Rouen, with King Kong [24]
  • 2011: Astrada in Marciac, with King Kong
  • 2013: Métaphone in Oignies, with Hérault-Arnod [25]
  • 2014: Metronum in Toulouse, with Gouwy Grima Rames
  • 2014: The Flow in Lille, with King Kong [26]
  • 2015: Belle Électrique in Grenoble, with Hérault-Arnod [27]
Convention centres
  • 1993: Congress Center of Tours "Le Vinci", with Jean Nouvel [28]
  • 1994: Lille Grand Palais, with Office for Metropolitan Architecture[29]
  • 2014: Nancy Congress Center, with Marc Barani[30]
  • 2014: Exhibition Center of Agen, with Cardete & Huet
  • 2016: Le Carré des Docks in Le Havre, with Paul Andreu and Richez Associés [31]
  • 2019: Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center (SZICEC) with Valode & Pistre and Aube Architects
  • 2020: Exhibition Centre of Toulouse, with OMA
Movie theatre
Sports arenas
  • 2011: MMArena in Le Mans, with Cardete & Huet [33]
  • 2014: Brest Arena, with Hérault-Arnod
Museums and landscape spaces

Current projects

Operas and theaters
Concert halls
Auditoriums
Congress Center
  • Congress Center of Royan, with Atelier Ferret
  • The Brussels Pavilion Garden International Convention Center in Brussels with Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Museums

References

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  2. Antoine Pecqueur (2016). Les espaces de la musique. editions parenthèses. p. 285.
  3. Mazlouman, Mahtab (August 2015). "La Philharmonie de Paris". Actualité de la scénographie. 202: 4.
  4. Davoine, Gilles (November 2014). "Frank Gehry, Fondation Vuitton, Paris XVIe". AMC. 237: 41.
  5. Bernard Lescaze; Tahani S. Khalil (1997). Un opera sur l'eau ou la révélation d'un lieu (Edistions Suzanne Hurter ed.). p. 160.
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