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The National Taichung Theater is an opera house in the Taichung’s 7th Redevelopment Zone of Taichung, Taiwan. The estimated area of the structure is 57685sqm. It was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito in collaboration with Cecil Balmond at Arup AGU. It was contracted on 11 November 2009 with construction planned for 45 months. The venue had a partial opening on 23 November 2014. It was officially opened in 2016.History1992: Taiwan government first proposed as National Musical House2002: Jason Hu proposed to build in Taichung2003: 6 billion TWD was allocated to the budget2006: Contracted with a local company2009: Contract signed with Toyo Ito23 November 2014: Completed, opening ceremony held2015: Closed for additional works to improve safety of visitors25 August 2016: The National Taichung Theater became an artistic affiliate of the National Performing Arts Center