Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #196465 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 239 pages

Synopsis
Profusely illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, "Performing Architecture" explores fifty of today's finest performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings. A brief introduction traces the post-war development of theatre and concert hall design, and sets out the circumstances today that have led to such a rich provision for performance. Buildings featured range from Frank Gehry's landmark Disney Opera House in Los Angeles to the quieter Unicorn Theatre for Children in London; and from the Tenerife Opera House by Santiago Calatrava to the Guangzhou Opera House, China, by Zaha Hadid. A celebratory study, this book showcases some of the most exhilarating buildings of our time.

From the Publisher
The only book to bring together the world's finest twenty-first-century buildings for live performance

Individual entries on fifty opera houses, theatres, concert halls and dance spaces in the US, Europe, Asia and Australasia

Will appeal to architects, architectural students, engineers and anyone interested in architecture and the performing arts

About the Author
Michael Hammond, co-founder of World Architecture News, a global news channel for architecture, is also a freelance writer and journalist specializing in architecture and urban design.

Customer Reviews

The curtain comes down
An excellent book for those interested in the use of space within the live entertainment field. Michael draws his information from around thw world and presents it in a readily accessable way. The photographs and schematics are excellent and combined with the text allow the reader a tremendous insight into the mind of the architects involved.

A triumph.