• The standard work on contemporary theatre architecture
  
• Comprehensive drawings and theoretical contributions on design
  
• Knowledgeably written essays by respected co-authors
  

Birgit Schmolke
Theaterbauten/Konzerthäuser (German edition)
Handbuch und Planungshilfe
450 pages, 500 images, 225 × 280 mm
Hardcover with elastic strap
ISBN 978-3-938666-62-3
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available: October 2010

This work introduces the fifty best theatre buildings and concert houses which have been built in Europe in the very recent past. Top architecture from the Pritzker award winners, Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel, Herzog & de Meuron, Christian de Portzamparc, and Rem Koolhaas are re­presented as are buildings by the international stars UNStudio/Ben van Berkel, Dominique Perrault, and Santiago Calatrava. The standard work on contemporary theatre architecture with comprehensive drawings and theoretical contributions on design. Knowledgeably
written essays by respected co-authors such as Christian Bartenbach (lighting design), Jürg Jecklin (acoustics), and Karl Habermann (architecture critic).