The international campus of Juilliard pays homage in design and spirit to the original New York school of performing arts New York-based firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) has completed the Tianjin Juilliard School (TJS), a centre for performance, practice, research, and interactive exhibitions in the northeastern Chinese city. The 32,515 sq m building comprises four pavilions that house a 690-seat concert hall, a 299-seat recital hall, a 225-seat black box theatre, large rehearsal rooms, a library, and various other learning and practice spaces, as well as communal areas that are designed to welcome in the public. A 2,260 sq m, column-free lobby space in the centre of the complex extends the surrounding park into the building. Here, sky-lit atriums draw light down to areas programmed by a cafe, grove seating and grandstand seating. Five glass bridges span above the lobby space, visually defined by bold structural trusses. Each bridge hosts two levels of educational spaces including classrooms, teaching studios and practice rooms. Where the bridges intersect, students can gather in double-height lounges with views of the surrounding city.