Bibliograph

Site and sound, the architecture and acoustics of new opera houses and concert halls, Victoria Newhouse

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Site and sound, the architecture and acoustics of new opera houses and concert halls, Victoria Newhouse

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Site and sound

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Victoria Newhouse

Sub title

the architecture and acoustics of new opera houses and concert halls

Summary

Victoria Newhouse, noted author and architectural historian, addresses the aesthetics and acoustics in concert halls and opera houses of the past, present, and future in this stunning companion to the highly regarded Towards a New Museum. Site and Sound explores the daunting, perennial question: Does the music serve the space, or the other way around?

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The past : a historical overview -- Lincoln Center : "from behind walls to the street" -- The present : "if you can step on something you feel you own It" -- China: "building big" -- The future : near and far

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Architecture and acoustics of new opera houses and concert halls

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