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Reconstruction of the Constitución Municipal Theater

Elemental has reconstructed the Municipal Theater in Constitución, Chile, a city devastated by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 2010.

The earthquake and tsunami in 2010 destroyed over half of Constitución.

The reconstruction project, completed in 2024, covers an area of 1500 m².

Key figures involved include lead architects Alejandro Aravena, Juan Ignacio Cerda, Víctor Oddó, and Diego Torres.

The project involved structural, acoustic, electrical, sanitary, and environmental engineering, as well as performing arts consultation.

The client for this theater and restoration project was the Ilustre Municipalidad de Constitución.

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