The architecture of EMPAC : the tangible and the tantalizing /
Mistur, Mark.
Goebel, Johannes,1949-
Jackson, Shirley Ann,1946-
Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Troy, New York : Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
c2010.
"The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center"--Front cover.
Contents of DVD listed on page facing p. [3] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
pt. 1. The agenda. Architecture matters ; The emergence of a new American context ; A tradition of excellence (S.V. Renssaler, B.F. Greene, S.A. Jackson) ; The possible dream ; A vision refined ; Perspective. Deconstructing "EMPAC" : what's in a name? ; Performance design ; Perspective. EMPAC : scales, senses and the creation of meaning / Johannes Goebel -- pt. 2. The journey. On complexity ; The selection of an architect ; Perspective. A project to remember /  Nicholas Grimshaw  ; Construction zone ; Engineering EMPAC ; The big move ; Perspective. Approaching design when sound matters : the essential collaboration / Larry Kirkegaard -- Soundspace ; Perspective. Designing for the eye, the body and the ear : a dialogue between two rooms  / William Hogan -- pt. 3. The possibilities. A new icon ; A compelling brief ; Perspective. Theater planning and design / Joshua Dachs ; Performance spaces : the venues -- Afterword -- Appendix I -- Appendix II.
Accompanying DVD includes: Inaugural concert and opening speeches, Oct. 3, 2008, Concert Hall of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center; Opening festival, Oct. 3-19, 2008; Jennifer Tipton, Light above the Hudson, Jan. 12-Feb. 3, 2008; EMPAC 360 : on site + sound, Sept. 8, 2005; The construction, time-lapse video, Apr. 2005-Jan. 2008; DVD attached to inside back cover.
Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center.
Theater architecture
Centers for the performing arts
Universities and colleges
Architectural design.
Architectural acoustics.
Architecture, Modern