Geometry and Atmosphere : Theatre Buildings from Vision to Reality / C. Alan Short, Peter Barrett, Alistair Fair with Monty Sutrisna, Giorgos Artopoulos.

Main entry:

Short, C. Alan (Charles Alan), 1955- author.

Title & Author:

Geometry and Atmosphere : Theatre Buildings from Vision to Reality / C. Alan Short, Peter Barrett, Alistair Fair with Monty Sutrisna, Giorgos Artopoulos.

Publication:

Description:

xxvi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Almost as important as jobs, housing and education': the context of the publicly funded arts in Britain / Alistair Fair -- 'A means of unlocking future opportunity': The Lowry, Salford / Alan Short -- 'Defining the essence of the organization through architecture': Contact Theatre, Manchester / Alan Short -- 'An exercise in knowing abstemiousness': Poole Arts Centre -- 'the Lighthouse' / Alan Short and Peter Barrett -- 'Making something extraordinary': Belgrade II, Coventry / Alistair Fair -- 'Turn the theatre inside out': Curve, Leicester / Alan Short -- 'So fabulously theatrical you can almost chew on it': Hackney Empire / Alan Short and Alistair Fair -- 'Many a theatrical scheme has come to grief because it put bricks and mortar before drama': some familiar issues, 1926-1996 / Alistair Fair -- An architect's photographic view: the design and life of the theatres / Giorgos Artopoulos -- Emerging themes / Peter Barrett and Monty Sutrisna -- The internal dynamics of the projects / Peter Barrett and Monty Sutrisna -- Conclusions / The research team.

Summary:

Drawing on detailed design, construction and financial histories of six prominent performing arts buildings with budgets ranging from £3.4 million to over £100 million, this text presents unique and valuable insights into the complex process of building for the arts.

ISBN:

9780754674047 (hardback ; alk. paper)
0754674045 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9780754690399 (ebook)
0754690393 (ebook)

Subject:

Theaters England Design and construction.
Theaters England Design and construction Case studies.
Theater architecture England.
Architecture des théâtres Angleterre.
Theater architecture
Theaters Design and construction
England

Form/genre:

Case studies
Études de cas.

Added entries:

Barrett, Peter (Peter Stephen), 1957- author.
Fair, Alistair, author.

Theatre Buildings from Vision to Reality

Holdings:

Location: Library main 276454
Call No.: BIB 211029
Status: Available

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