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Building Type Basics for Performing Arts Facilities by Hugh Hardy and British Columbia (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100471684384
ISBN-139780471684381
eBay Product ID (ePID)46586445
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBuilding Type Basics for Performing Arts Facilities
Publication Year2006
SubjectBuildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, General
TypeTextbook
AuthorHugh Hardy, British Columbia
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Architecture
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight20.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width7.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-010712
Reviews"The book does a good job of introducing to the uninitiated to the peculiarities of theatre architecture...it makes absorbing reading." (Lighting & Sound International, January 2009)
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal725/.83
Table Of ContentPreface (Stephen A. Kilment).Acknowledgments.Introduction (Hugh Hardy).1. Planning the Theater (Hugh Hardy).2. A Place Designed for Performance (Joshua Dachs).3. An Auditorium and Stage Design Guide (Richard Pilbrow).4. Stage Design: Technology and Flexibility (Leonard Auerbach, Steve Pollock and Steven Friedlander).5. Backstage Planning (Keith Gerchak).6. Incorporating Building Codes (Jack Martin).7. Principles of Acoustic Design (Lawrence Kirkegaard and Dawn Schuette).8. Flexibility in Acoustic Design (Christopher Jaffe).9. Lighting Public Spaces (Paul Marantz).10. Bringing the New to Old Theaters (Hugh Hardy).11. Organization: Process and Team (Hugh Hardy).12. The Business and Art of Theater Management (Duncan Webb).Glossary.Bibliography.Index.
SynopsisThe fastest way to straighten out the learning curve on specialized design projects "The series is welcome . . . By providing recent buildings as examples, supported with technical information and charts of design criteria, these books attempt to bridge the gap between theory and practice." Oculus Building Type Basics books provide architects, engineers, and facility planners with the essentials they need to jump-start the design of a variety of specialized facilities. In each volume, leading national figures in the field address the key questions that shape the early phases of a project commission. The answers to these questions provide instant information in a convenient, easy-to-follow format. The result is an excellent, hands-on reference that puts critical information at your fingertips. Building Type Basics for Performing Arts Facilities provides an accessible guide to the essentials of designing these specialized environments including the underlying issues of financing, feasibility, and the diverse roles of the design and construction team, sponsor, banks, impresario, and manager. Complete with a wealth of descriptive floor plans, diagrams, photographs, and case studies, it features need-to-know information on design including such technical topics as lighting, acoustics, and materials., This new volume in the Building Type Basics series covers the essentials of designing performing arts facilities. Authored by an architect who is an expert with this building type, the book provides need-to-know information on design renovation, and technical aspects such as lighting, acoustics, and materials., This Building Type Basics book provides an accessible guide to the essentials of designing these specialized environments--including the underlying issues of financing, feasibility, and the diverse roles of the design and construction team, sponsor, banks, impresario, and manager. Complete with a wealth of descriptive floor plans, diagrams, photographs, and case studies, it features need-to-know information on design including such technical topics as lighting, acoustics, and materials.
LC Classification NumberNA6821.H227 2006
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This book we did not know before we ordered it but it will significantly help us with our research for our new headquarters and will go into our research libraryVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
