Music · Gateshead, England
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
Norman Foster’s curving glass music centre on the Gateshead Quays.
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, known as Sage Gateshead until September 2023, is a concert venue and music education centre on Gateshead Quays overlooking the River Tyne. Designed by Foster + Partners and opened in December 2004, it wraps three acoustically separate halls inside a flowing shell of glass and stainless steel.
Its main halls, Sage One and Sage Two, host everything from classical and jazz to folk, rock and pop, and the building is home to the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Alongside concerts it runs a wide programme of music classes and learning activities for people of all ages.
Highlights
- Curving glass and steel shell by Foster + Partners
- Sage One concert hall, about 1,600 seats
- Home of the Royal Northern Sinfonia
- Views of the Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Quayside
