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Webb, Michael
Michael Webb
ISBN: 9781875498918
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd
Edition: illustrated edition
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In its first few months of operation, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center has won acclaim from performers and patrons, architecture and music critics. NJPAC is a triumph of collaboration as well as for the architects. Barton Myers Associates, and this book shows how many talented people worked together to fulfill a vision. It celebrates artistry in action and provides an invaluable resource for everyone who wants to understand the complexity of a major performing arts center.
The Performing Arts Center, designed by Los Angeles architect Barton Myers, is the focal point of a cultural district intended to stimulate the revitalization of downtown Newark, New Jersey. Based on a traditional opera house configuration, with a proscenium and full stage house, the seats are arranged on a parterre and in four tiers around the orchestra level.
| ISBN | 1875498915 | | Pages | 128 | | ISBN13 | 9781875498918
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 977 | | Imprint | Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd | | Published in | Mulgrave, Victoria | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Building Monographs | | Publication date | 01 Apr 1998 | | Height (mm) | 308 | | Library of Congress | NA6835.N47 | | Width (mm) | 231 | | DEWEY | 725.8220974932 | | Spine width (mm) | 13 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | General, Professional / Scholarly, Tertiary education |
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| | | Foreword by Judith Jamison | | 9 | | | | A tool for urban renewal | | 10 | | | | Building a creative team | | 14 | | | | Collaborating on the design | | 18 | | | | Acoustics and structure | | 40 | | | | Challenge of construction | | 56 | | | | Architecture of the Center | | 64 | | | | The road ahead | | 105 | | | | Excerpts from the Architect Selection Criteria | | 106 | | | | Building program: List of spaces and square-footage summary | | 107 | | | | Performing arts centers designed by Barton Myers Associates | | 109 | | | | Excerpts from a preliminary report on the acoustic design of Prudential Hall | | 117 | | | | Timeline of the NJPAC project | | 119 | | | | Materials and design features | | 121 | | | | NJPAC design and construction team: credits and profiles | | 122 | | | | NJPAC Board of Directors and administration | | 125 | | | | Inaugural year productions and programs | | 126 | | | | Photography credits | | 128 |
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