• This work introduces the 50 best theatre buildings and concert houses which have been built in Europe in the very recent past
  
• The standard work on contemporary theatre architecture with comprehensive drawings and theoretical contributions on design
• Knowledgeably written essays by respected co-authors
  

Birgit Schmolke
Theatres and Concert Halls
Construction and Design Manual
225 × 280 mm, 450 pages, over 500 images
hardcover with elastic strap
ISBN 978-3-938666-94-4
recommended retail price
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).