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Progressive Architecture, 1970
Problems in re-orienting architectural thinking to meet the economic pinch on the performing arts. (RA)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, Economic Factors, Theater Arts
Klepper, David L. – Theatre Design and Technology, 1973
Describes technical specifications required in designing theatre spaces for high intelligibility of speech. (CH)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Architecture, Building Design
Schechner, Richard – Educational Theatre Journal, 1971
Paper presented at the Second Congress of the International Organization of Sceneographers and Theatre Technicians in Prague, June 1971. (RY)
Descriptors: Audiences, Building Design, Environment, Sensory Experience
Download full textEducational Facilities Labs., Inc., New York, NY. – 1976
This catalogue of facilities and centers built specifically for the arts within the last decade dramatizes the commitment to facilities made by arts organizations and agencies all over the country--a commitment that is having a significant impact on the quality of life and the physical environment of many neighborhoods and urban centers. The…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Building Design, Catalogs, Construction Costs
American School and University, 1972
AS&U interviews architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, who discusses two basic mistakes made by high schools and colleges in planning performing arts facilities. He explains that (1) they try to build flexibility into formal theaters and (2) they emphasize loads of seating, but leave little space for experimental work. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Colleges, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Design
Hildy, Frank – Humanities, 1996
Discusses the efforts, problems, and controversies involved in the full-scale reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Critics question the cost and necessity while supporters proclaim its value as a monument to western civilization. The theater opens to a full season of plays in 1997. (MJP)
Descriptors: Authors, Building Design, Buildings, Construction (Process)
Abramovitz, Max – J Aesthetic Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Architecture, Arts Centers, Building Design, Educational Facilities
Miller, James Hull – 1962
A new and dynamic approach to auditorium stage design is presented. Contents include--(1) modified proscenium stage plan--a definition, (2) benefits of a modified proscenium stage plan, and (3) details of a modified proscenium stage plan--basic concepts, a typical layout, projection systems, and scenic design for space stage. (RH)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Auditoriums, Building Design
Matthai, Robert A. – 1979
This report is an assessment of the energy needs and concerns of the United States cultural community: performing and visual arts groups, museums, historic properties, archives, libraries, community arts centers, zoos, aquariums, scientific collections, auditoriums, and individual artists and craftsmen. The findings and recommendations represent a…
Descriptors: Archives, Art, Artists, Arts Centers
