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Building type basics for performing arts facilities / Hugh Hardy

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2006Description: xi, 195 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780471684381
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA 6821 .H37 2006
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- 1. Planning the theater -- 2. A place designed for performance -- 3. An auditorium and stage design guide -- 4. Stage design : technology and flexibility -- 5. Backstage planning -- 6. Incorporating building codes -- 7. Principles of acoustic design -- 8. Flexibility in acoustic design -- 9. Lighting public spaces -- 10. Bringing the new to old theaters -- 11. Organization : process and team -- 12. The business and art of theater management -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: This Building Type Basics book provides an accessible guide to the essentials of designing these specialized environments—including the underlying issues of financing, feasibility, and the diverse roles of the design and construction team, sponsor, banks, impresario, and manager. Complete with a wealth of descriptive floor plans, diagrams, photographs, and case studies, it features need-to-know information on design including such technical topics as lighting, acoustics, and materials.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC NA 6821 .H37 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 In transit from National University - Manila to LRC - Architecture since 06/05/2025 NULIB000007111

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- 1. Planning the theater -- 2. A place designed for performance -- 3. An auditorium and stage design guide -- 4. Stage design : technology and flexibility -- 5. Backstage planning -- 6. Incorporating building codes -- 7. Principles of acoustic design -- 8. Flexibility in acoustic design -- 9. Lighting public spaces -- 10. Bringing the new to old theaters -- 11. Organization : process and team -- 12. The business and art of theater management -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

This Building Type Basics book provides an accessible guide to the essentials of designing these specialized environments—including the underlying issues of financing, feasibility, and the diverse roles of the design and construction team, sponsor, banks, impresario, and manager. Complete with a wealth of descriptive floor plans, diagrams, photographs, and case studies, it features need-to-know information on design including such technical topics as lighting, acoustics, and materials.

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