A rendering of how the new Düsseldorf ­opera house would have looked, under Snøhetta’s designs. The firm won the competition in autumn 2025; in June 2026, the project was stopped for budgetary reasons.

A rendering of how the new Düsseldorf ­opera house would have looked, under Snøhetta’s designs. The firm won the competition in autumn 2025; in June 2026, the project was stopped for budgetary reasons.

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