Project planning credit for new Lucerne theater

According to the city's press release, this marks the start of the next important phase on the way to modern theater operations and the new Lucerne Theater. Furthermore, the existing building is to be made operationally safe for the coming years with a loan of CHF 5 million.

The winning project "everywhere" by Zurich architects Ilg Santer envisages the expansion of the existing theater building with an extension on the west side. It was revised and optimized following criticism in recent months. In a new statement issued at the end of September 2024, the two Federal Commissions for the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage and for the Preservation of Historical Monuments acknowledged that the revision takes into account important points of the conservation objectives formulated in the 2019 report and that the project as a whole is compatible with the framework conditions.