Accommodating the Lively Arts: An Architect's View / Edition 1

by Martin Bloom, Charles Marowitz

Overview

Accomodating the Lively Arts distills decades of Martin Bloom's experience in the field. It presents an approach to the design and renovation of theatre spaces - from the practical aspects of location, size, and shape through a consideration of the three fundamental principles of theatre design: Focus, Platform, and Frame.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781575251288
Publisher:	Smith & Kraus, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/1998
Series:	Career Development Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	108
Product dimensions:	5.18(w) x 7.96(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Martin Bloom, AIA, an architect whose knowledge of theatre is as great as his knowledge of architecture, designed many theatres and theatre-related projects. He is the author of ACCOMMODATING LIFE, An Architect's View, a book about the pursuit of architecture dedicated to enhancing the quality of life with forms responsive to Time, Place and Circumstance.

Editorial Reviews

Accommodating the Lively Arts: An Architect’s View is a delight. First, author and architect Martin Bloom sketches the essential issues for anyone involved in making decisions about the design or renovations of a performance facility. Second, he does so in a compact 112 pages, with the aid of only a few simple illustrations. Covering practical considerations such as location, size and shape, Bloom relates each to what he considers to be the three fundamental principles of theater design – focus, platform, and frame. --Highly recommended.

Stage Directions

Accommodating the Lively Arts: An Architect’s View is a delight. First, author and architect Martin Bloom sketches the essential issues for anyone involved in making decisions about the design or renovations of a performance facility. Second, he does so in a compact 112 pages, with the aid of only a few simple illustrations. Covering practical considerations such as location, size and shape, Bloom relates each to what he considers to be the three fundamental principles of theater design – focus, platform, and frame.

Interior Design