Main entry:

Izenour, George C.

Title & Author:

Theater design / by George C. Izenour ; with two essays on the room acoustics of multiple-use by Vern O. Knudsen and Robert B. Newman ; foreword by Alois M. Nagler.

Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, ©1977.

Description:

xxxiii, 631 pages : illustrations ; 30 x 31 cm

Notes:
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 612-615).
Introduction: vision, hearing and seating -- Historical development of theater design -- Chronological and graphical development of theater design, 300 B.C. to 1975 -- Building codes -- Contemporary multiple-use theater designs -- Programming and design: collaboration of client, architect, and consultants -- The multiple-use theater design practice of George C. Izenour -- Acoustical design of multiple-use auditoria -- Adjustable acoustics for the multiple-use auditorium -- Theater engineering systems design for the multiple-use auditorium and stage -- The building budget: financing and cost analysis -- Comparisons and recapitulation.
Theatre Library Association George Freedley Memorial Award, 1978.

Summary:

This book is a reference to all aspects of theater planning and construction and a history of theater design from ancient times to the present. It discusses such requirements as structural systems, seating, acoustics, and visual volume, considering the optimum conditions for both musical and dramatic performance.

Resources:
Table of contents
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0070320861
9780070320864

Subject:

Theater architecture.
Théâtres Construction.
Architecture des théâtres.
Theaterbau
Theaters.
Bouwkunst.

Form/genre:

Bildband.

Added entries:

Knudsen, Vern Oliver, 1893-1974.
Newman, Robert B. (Robert Bradford), 1917-1983.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 128758
Call No.: WM6313; ID:86-B667
Status: Available