Masterpieces: Performance Architecture + Design - Hardcover

Van Uffelen, Chris

 
9783037680421: Masterpieces: Performance Architecture + Design
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3037680423 ISBN 13: 9783037680421
Publisher: Braun, 2010

Synopsis

Theaters, concert halls and opera houses belong to the main building tasks of our times. Numerous cities as well as communities are adding stage buildings for performing arts to their cultural infrastructure and are renewing historical buildings. The acoustics and stage mechanisms are adjusted to modern requirements, while the standards of the inhouse technology and the amenities for visitors are decidedly improved. Prestigious projects for various towns and states result in extraordinary buildings. These not only convince in terms of their interior design, but also make an impact on the cityscape as solitary structures. 60 outstanding projects from around the world are presented in this volume from the Masterpieces series.

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About the Author

Chris van Uffelen was born in 1966. The graduate art historian and freelance author focuses on medieval architecture, classical modernism and contemporary art of building. Magazine articles and several books on this topics as well as numerous contributions in encyclopaedias on the entire history of art and architecture bear his name.

From the Back Cover

Theaters, concert halls and opera houses belong to the main building tasks of our times. Numerous cities as well as communities are adding stage buildings for performing arts to their cultural infrastructure and are renewing historical buildings. The acoustics and stage mechanisms are adjusted to modern requirements, while the standards of the inhouse technology and the amenities for visitors are decidedly improved. Prestigious projects for various towns and states result in extraordinary buildings. These not only convince in terms of their interior design, but also make an impact on the cityscape as solitary structures. 60 outstanding projects from around the world are presented in this volume from the Masterpieces series.

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Publisher
Braun
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3037680423
ISBN 13 
9783037680421
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
304