Silpakala Vedika శిల్పకళావేదిక
Location within Telangana
General information
Type	Auditorium
Architectural style	Ethnic
Location	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Coordinates	17°27′05″N 78°22′38″E / 17.4514°N 78.3771°E / 17.4514; 78.3771
Completed	2002
Opened	15 June 2002
Design and construction
Architect(s)	S Sathyanarayana
Main contractor	Nagarjuna Construction Company
Website
https://www.shilpakalavedika.in/

Shilpakala Vedika is a terracotta auditorium and convention centre located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The auditorium is 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m²) in area.

"Shilpa" means sculpture, kala means art, and vedika means platform. Hence it is an art sculpture platform. The convention center includes an auditorium, which is flexible in design and offers a variety of configurations, and is noted for Telugu film audio release functions.^[1]

The auditorium

Shilpakala Vedika, constructed under government of United Andhra Pradesh in 2001,^[2] is located in a 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m²) plot, on a 5 acres (20,000 m²) land, with a seating capacity of 2,500. It was inaugurated on 15 June 2002 by then Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu. C. Rangarajan, then Governor of United Pradesh was the chief guest of the inaugural event.^[3]

The facility has a press room, cafeteria, multi-media projection system, and green rooms.

Awards

• ACCE SIMPLEX AWARD 2006 for Innovative Design of Structures other than Industrial structure to S Sathyanarayana, Hyderabad for Design of Silpakala Vedika Multi Purpose Indoor Auditorium.^[4]