THE SAGE

Built by architects Foster and partners, The sage is said to be one of the city's great social spaces as well as a regional music centre of international standing. The entire complex is sheltered beneath a broad, enveloping roof that is ‘shrink-wrapped’ around the buildings beneath and extends over a public concourse. The stunning £70 million Norman Foster building provides for all kinds of music. It includes a 1700 seat hall, a flexible 4-500 seat hall, the Northern Rock Foundation Hall for rehearsal, performance and education, a high-tech music information resource centre run by Gateshead Libraries, Arts and Information and housed in the Joan and Margaret Halbert Space.
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