| Description |
223 pages : illustrations (some color) |
| Summary |
Theatre design is one of the most complex and challenging tasks faced by contemporary architects. It combines the need to create a technically perfect space with the necessity of allowing fantasy and dreams to unfold. As James Steele shoe the most memorable and engaging theatres are those that forge the mechanical and artistic into a coherent whole. Theatre Builders presents forty-nine of the best and most innovative contemporary theatres. These schemes illustrate the five 'sub-themes' - the varying design approaches and objectivethat James Steele identifies in his introduction. For example, Frank O Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, shows the architect as the source of the building's artistic impetus, controlling all aspects of design; Michael Hopkins' Glyndebourne Opera House, England, illustrates the tremendous results that can be achieved through the collaboration between architects and engineers; Arata Isozaki's Nara Convention Hall, Japan, exemplifies the theatre as a catalyst promoting urban regeneration; Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer's Bam Majestic, New York, shows how derelict theatres can be restored; whilst Fumihiko Maki's Kirishima International Concert Hall, Japan, illustrates the desire to return to traditional theatre design.ï |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Theater architecture.
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Theaters -- Design and construction.
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Theaters -- Designs and plans.
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Theaters.
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| Author |
Steele, James, 1943-
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| ISBN |
1854904507 |
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