Book Details

Modern Theatres 1950–2020 / David Staples

Publication year: 2021

: 9781138484382

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Explores in detail 30 of the most significant theatres, concert halls, opera houses and dance spaces that opened between 1950 and 2010. Each theatre is reviewed and assessed by experts in theatre buildings, such as architects, acousticians, consultants and theatre practitioners, and illustrated with full-colour photographs and comparative plans and sections. A further 20 theatres that opened from 2009 to 2020 are concisely reviewed and illustrated. An excellent resource for students of theatre planning, theatre architecture and architectural design, Modern Theatres 1950 – 2020 discusses the role of performing arts buildings in cities, explores their public and performances spaces and examines the acoustics and technologies needed in a great building. This beautifully illustrated book is also a must-read for architects, theater designers, theatre historians, and theatre practitioners.


: Architecture, Architecture Design, Architecture Drafting, Architecture des théâtres, Music-halls, Salles de concert, Theater architecture, Theaters, Theaters Stage-setting and scenery, Concert halls, Design, Design History, Theatre History, Design Architecture, Architectural History, Building Types, Interior Design, Structure, Materials and Detailing, Sustainable Architecture, Building and Construction, Building Acoustics, Building Techniques, Acoustical Engineering, Art & Visual Culture