PillowTalk: Envisioning a New Theater
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Here’s a rare chance to meet Francine Houben of Mecanoo, the Dutch architect who is entrusted with creating a new Doris Duke Theatre to open in 2025, in conversation with Norton Owen. This PillowTalk was filmed at Jacob's Pillow on August 12, 2023. Video by Nel Shelby Productions.
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