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The architecture of EMPAC : the tangible and the tantalizing
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The architecture of EMPAC : the tangible and the tantalizing / Mark Mistur with Johannes Goebel ; contributions by Shirley Ann Jackson . . . [et al.].
ISBN
9780578072401
0578072408
Published
Troy, New York : Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2010.
Physical Description
256 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 23, 2012
Contents
Part I: the agenda. Architectural matters
The emergence of a new American context
A tradition of excellence
The possible dream
A vision refined
Deconstructing "EMPAC": what's in a name?
Performance design
Perspective / Johannes Goebel - EMPAC: scales, senses and the creation of meaning
Part II: the journey
On complexity
The selection of an architect
Perspective / Sir Nicholas Grimshaw - A project to remember
Construction zone
Engineering EMPAC
The big move
Perspective / Larry Kirkegaard - Approaching design when sound matters: the essential collaboration
Soundspace
Perspective / William Hogan - Designing for the eye, the body and the ear; a dialogue between two rooms
Part III: the possibilities
A new icon
A compelling brief
Perspective / Joshua Dachs - Theater planning and design
Performance spaces: the venues
Appendix I
Appendix II.
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