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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
Progressive Architecture, 1970
Building design for a three-quarter round theater addition to the Arena Theater in Washington, D.C. (RA)
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Facility Improvement, Theaters
Murphy, Jim – Progressive Architecture, 1975
Civic determination, at many levels, restored the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, Nebraska, to its 1925 splendor. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Arts Centers, Building Design, Community Involvement
Houghton, Norris; And Others – Progressive Architecture, 1975
The basic principle behind the Olmsted Theater at Adelphi University derives from the emphasis placed upon the spatial relationships between performers and spectators. (Author)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Flexible Facilities, Higher Education
Morton, David – Progressive Architecture, 1974
In the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, architects have broken some old conventions and rules of good taste in designing offices and a film theater through intelligent use of space and tacky flowered carpeting, garish colors, and automobile hoods and fenders. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Films, Innovation, Interior Design
Ryder, Sharon Lee – Progressive Architecture, 1975
One of the spaces in the renovated Carnegie Library in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, is used for a theater with rented seating, stage, production, and costumes returned when no longer needed. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Cost Effectiveness, Equipment, Facility Improvement
Yee, Roger – Progressive Architecture, 1975
The "Mighty Mobius" is a portable, theatrical performance tent designed to accept power, light, and sound equipment. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Building Innovation, Electrical Systems, Encapsulated Facilities
McCoy, Esther – Progressive Architecture, 1972
A performing arts center projects the image of the theater itself as a stage set. (Author)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Architectural Character, Building Design, Dance
Ryder, Sharon Lee – Progressive Architecture, 1975
A review of the state-of-the-art in designing and building music facilities with suitable acoustical features. (MLF)
Descriptors: Acoustic Insulation, Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Architectural Character
