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Play On: Contemporary Theatre Architecture in Britain Alistair Fair

Play On: Contemporary Theatre Architecture in Britain By Alistair Fair

Play On: Contemporary Theatre Architecture in Britain by Alistair Fair


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Summary

The last decade has seen the construction of numerous innovative and well-received performance venues, as well as the sensitive refurbishment of theatres and concert halls constructed in the past century. This book provides a detailed survey of current and recent architectural projects to display the vitality of contemporary performance architecture in Britain and Ireland.

Play On: Contemporary Theatre Architecture in Britain Summary

Play On: Contemporary Theatre Architecture in Britain by Alistair Fair

This book documents and celebrates Britains contemporary theatre architecture. It is about the conception, design, and delivery of spaces for drama between c. 2008 and 2018, a period of economic recession and financial austerity which has nonetheless seen a significant number of well received theatre-building projects. Intended not only for theatre enthusiasts but also individuals and organisations who may be contemplating a capital project of their own, Play On provides detailed contemporary histories of ten recent projects. It includes new theatres, like Liverpools prize-winning Everyman Theatre and Cast in Doncaster, as well as major refurbishment and restoration schemes such as the National Theatre in London and the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. Architects whose work is discussed include Haworth Tompkins, Aedas Arts Team, Bennetts Associates, Richard Murphy Architects, and Page\Park. An extended introductory section sets the case studies in their historical and contemporary contexts, and draws out key themes, including sustainability, accessibility, and the need for theatres to be efficient yet welcoming public spaces.

About Alistair Fair

Dr Alistair Fair is Lecturer in Architectural History at the University of Edinburgh. He specialises in British architecture since the First World War and has published extensively on theatre design.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction;2. Extended Essay:Historical Introduction: the post-war and 'Lottery' booms;Creative impulse in early twenty-first century music and drama;The place of the theatre in a digital age;Wider agendas: regeneration and identity;Process: building for the Arts in a different economic climate;3. Case Studies:New Construction and Conversion:Refurbishment;Concert Halls;Future Directions














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GOR013961096
9781848222151
1848222157
Play On: Contemporary Theatre Architecture in Britain by Alistair Fair
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
2019-09-09
224
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