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050			_aNA 6821 .H36 1987
100			_aHam, Roderick. _eauthor
245		0	_aTheatres : _bplanning guidance for design and adaptation / _cRoderick Ham
260			_aLondon, United Kingdom : _bButterworth Architecture, _cc1987
300			_ax, 246 pages : _billustrations ; _c31 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aPreface by Frederick Bentham -- Introduction to the new edition -- Introduction to the first edition -- 1. Type and size of theatre -- 2. Design of auditorium -- 3. Sightlines -- 4. Acoustics -- 5. Safety -- 6. Exits and means of escape -- 7. Seating layout and safety regulations -- 8. Legislation -- 9. Stage planning -- 10. Stage scenery -- 11. Stage lighting -- 12. Sound installations -- 13. Communications -- 14. Film projection -- 15. Control rooms -- 16. Performers' accomodation and rehearsal space -- 17. Performance organisation -- 18. Product spaces -- 19. Public areas -- 20. Administration -- 21. Electrical and mechanical services -- 22. Arts centres and studio theatres -- 23. Conference facilities -- 24. Restoration of old theatres -- 25. Economics -- 26. Comparison of theatres.
520			_aThis new book on theatres appears at a time when in Britain there is great reluctance in the part of central and local government to provide any support for the performing arts, and funds for capital investments have been mercilessly axed.
650			_aTHEATER ARCHITECTURE
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