Inventing the opera house : theater architecture in Renaissance and Baroque Italy / by Johnson, Eugene J., 1937-

Table of Contents: “…Ferrara and Mantua, 1486-1519 -- Rome 1480's-1520 -- Early theaters in Venice and the Veneto -- Sixteenth century Florence, with excursions to Venice, Lyon and Siena -- Early permanent theaters and the commedia dell'arte -- Theaters in the ancient manner and Andrea Palladio -- Drama-tourney theaters -- Ferrara, Parma, and theaters of Giovanni Battista Aleotti -- Seventeenth century theaters in Venice: the invention of the opera house -- Seventeenth century theaters for comedy and opera -- Teatro di Tordinona in Rome, Queen Christina of Sweden, and Carlo Fontana.…”
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Opera house lottery : Zaha Hadid and the Cardiff Bay Project / by Crickhowell, Nicholas

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Inventing the opera house : theater architecture in Renaissance and Baroque Italy / by Johnson, Eugene J., 1937-, Lieberman, Ralph

Table of Contents: “…Ferrara and Mantua, 1486-1519 -- Rome 1480's-1520 -- Early theaters in Venice and the Veneto -- Sixteenth century Florence, with excursions to Venice, Lyon and Siena -- Early permanent theaters and the commedia dell'arte -- Theaters in the ancient manner and Andrea Palladio -- Drama-tourney theaters -- Ferrara, Parma, and theaters of Giovanni Battista Aleotti -- Seventeenth century theaters in Venice: the invention of the opera house -- Seventeenth century theaters for comedy and opera -- Teatro di Tordinona in Rome, Queen Christina of Sweden, and Carlo Fontana.…”
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Modern opera houses and theatres, by Sachs, Edwin O, 1870-1919

The saga of the Sydney Opera House : the dramatic story of the design and construction of the icon of modern Australia / by Murray, Peter, 1944-

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The saga of the Sydney Opera House : the dramatic story of the design and construction of the icon of modern Australia / by Murray, Peter, 1944-

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The most beautiful opera houses in the world / by Pecqueur, Antoine

The National Trust guide to great opera houses in America / by Zietz, Karyl Lynn

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Building a masterpiece : the Sydney Opera House /

Table of Contents: “…Monumental appeal : reflections on the Sydney Opera House / Richard Weston -- An opera house for Sydney : genesis and conclusion of a competition / Anne Watson -- Second thoughts : reflections on winning second prize / Robert Geddes -- Poetic paradox : Utzon's sources for the Sydney Opera House / Philip Drew -- Computers and the Opera House : pioneering a new technology / David Taffs -- Constructing a legacy : technological innovation and achievements / John Nutt -- Who built the Opera House? …”

Building with Water : Concepts Typology Design. by Grau, Dieter

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In place of a show : what happens inside theatres when nothing is happening / by Corrieri, Augusto

Table of Contents: “…Cuvilliés-theater: the lasting house -- Dalston theatre: progress report on a missing building -- Teatro olimpico: the avian theatre -- Teatro Amazonas: 'the opera house in the jungle'…”
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13 buildings children should know / by Roeder, Annette

Table of Contents: “…The Great Pyramid of Giza -- The Parthenon -- Notre Dame de Paris -- The Leaning Tower of Pisa -- The Tower of London -- Saint Peter's Basilica -- The Taj Mahal -- Neuschwanstein Castle -- The Eiffel Tower -- The Chrysler building -- The Guggenheim Museum, New York -- The Sydney Opera House -- The Beijing National Stadium.…”

The process of making : five parameters to shape buildings / by Kuwayama, Maki, Käppeler, Joachim

Table of Contents: “…-- Case study : House -- Church : Vierzehnheiligen -- Furniture : Patient bed -- Public building : Landtag Baden-Württemberg -- Farmhouse : Black Forest -- Halls : A short evolution -- Bridge : Salginatobel -- Cultural building : Glyndebourne Opera House -- Cities : Urban public spaces.…”
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Building musical culture in nineteenth-century Amsterdam. The Concertgebouw / by Cressman, Darryl

Table of Contents: “…Patronage, Class, and Buildings for Music: Aristocratic Opera Houses and Bourgeois Concert Halls -- 4. Acoustic Architecture before Science: Designing the Sound of the Concertgebouw -- 5. …”
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The great builders /

Robert Adam's London : produced in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title at Sir John Soane's Museum (30 November 2016 - 11 March 2017) / by Sands, Frances, 1984-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Whitehall -- Westminster Abbey -- Northumberland house, Strand -- The Adelphi -- Theatre Royal, Drury lane -- Charing Cross -- King's bench prison, Southwark -- Lloyd's coffee house, Cornhill -- Aldersgate street -- Lincoln's inn -- Southampton row -- Soho square -- Charlotte street -- Mansfield street and New Cavendish street -- Portland place -- Clerk house, Duchess street -- Chandos house, Queen Anne street -- Portman square -- Grosvenor square -- Hill street -- Berkeley square -- Curzon street -- Hertford street -- Lock Hospital, Grosvenor place -- Buckingham house -- Piccadilly -- Deputy ranger's lodge, Green Park -- Arlington street -- Dover street -- Pall mall -- Haymarket opera house -- St. James's square.…”
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Acoustics and sound insulation : principles, planning, examples / by Mommertz, Eckard

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Designation and auditive perception of sound -- Room acoustics -- Building acoustics -- Noise control in urban planning -- Sound insulation as a quality feature in housing : Case study: Inner-city development, Munich -- Office buildings : Case study: Swiss Re offices, Munich -- Schools and preschool facilities : Case study: Primary school in Erding -- Lecture theatres, congress halls, plenary chambers : Case Study: Zollverein School Management and Design in Essen -- Small rooms for music : Case study: Music school in Grünwald ; Case study: Conversion of an officers' casino into a music school in Landshut -- Rooms for sound : Case study: Opera house in Hangzhou ; Case study: Philharmonic in Essen -- Churches -- Appendix : Authorities, institutes and trade associations, bibliography, standards and directives, manufacturers.…”
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Robert Adam's London / by Sands, Frances

Table of Contents: “…Foreword; Map of London; Introduction; Whitehall; Westminster Abbey -- funerary monuments; Northumberland House, Strand; The Adelphi; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Charing Cross; King's Bench Prison, Southwark; Lloyd's Coffee House, Cornhill; Aldersgate Street; Lincoln's Inn; Southampton Row; Soho Square; Charlotte Street; Mansfield Street and New Cavendish Street; Portland Place; Clerk House, Duchess Street; Chandos House, Queen Anne Street; Portman Square; Grosvenor Square; Hill Street; Berkeley Square; Curzon Street; Hertford Street; Lock Hospital, Grosvenor Place; Buckingham House; Piccadilly; Deputy Ranger's Lodge, Green Park; Arlington Street; Dover Street; Pall Mall; Haymarket Opera House; St James's Square.…”
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Marc Chagall / by German, Mikhail, 1933-2018

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Architecture / by Stevenson, Neil

Table of Contents: “…Paul's Cathedral -- Castle Howard -- Royal Pavilion -- Altes Museum -- The Houses of Parliament -- Crystal Palace -- Turbine Building, Menier Factory -- Sagrada Familia -- Glasgow School of Art -- Gamble House -- Robie House -- Castle Drogo -- Schröder House -- Villa Savoye -- Empire State Building -- Villa Mairea -- Farnsworth House -- Sydney Opera House -- Tokyo Olympic Stadium -- The Pompidou Center -- Neue Staatsgalerie -- Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank -- Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre -- The Ark -- Kansai International Airport Terminal.…”