Building Type Basics for Performing Arts Facilities

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.