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Concert Halls • Theatres • Opera Houses • Convention Centres • Cinemas • Arenas
Annual 2013
Inside:
10th
Anniversary Edition
Festival
of light
How Busan Cinema
Center has brought
glitz and glamour
to a culture-loving
South Korean city
Herzog & de Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie
TPC’s royal appointment in Muscat
Singapore’s Star in the making
QNCC: a work of art in the Doha desert
What cutting
Arts Center Melbourne, Hamer Hall, Melbourne, Australia
edge looks like
Chicago
Minneapolis
Dallas
Melbourne
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CONTENTS
Photograph courtesy of Anthony Devlin/PA Images
contents
4 Auditoria loved…
The London 2012 Olympic Games
Opening Ceremony
Auditoria
6 Perfect 10
Some of the most influential figures in the
industry review the past 10 years
Concert Halls • Theatres • Opera Houses • Convent
What cutting
CONTENTS Photograph courtesy of Anthony Devlin/P
CONTENTS contents 118 Staging masterpiece Stage
194 Loud and clear Transparent amplification is ac
UPFRONT Photograph courtesy of Anthony Devlin/PA
Photograph courtesy of Anthony Devlin/PA Images
AUDITORIA: 2002-2012 emma pomfret Perfect as
AUDITORIA: 2002-2012
ShowTex is a worldwide leader in inventing, manuf
Artistic director Jude Kelly I
AUDITORIA: 2002-2012 Entertainment architect
round. The question was, how do you construct a r
AUDITORIA: 2002-2012 Architect Moshe Safd
theatre consultant Joshua Dachs W
AUDITORIA: 2002-2012 Theatre consultant David
“People overuse the word ‘iconic’ these days
Conductor Kent Nagano Photograph courtesy of Wil
AUDITORIA: 2002-2012 Acoustician Yasuhisa
“Frank and his team prepared man
AUDITORIA: 2002-2012
Promoter Simon Lewis F
AUDITORIA: 2002-2012 Soprano Danielle de Nies
FDA’s design for the NY Philharmonic’s Philharmon
ELBPHILHARMONIE HAMBURG BRIAN LIBBY Photograph c
ELBPHILHARMONIE HAMBURG Heart in the harbour Un
ELBPHILHARMONIE HAMBURG
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The future in auditorium seating. The award-winni
ELBPHILHARMONIE fundamentally different f
“With its organic forms and its intimate sense of
—IT ALL REVOLVES AROUND Y
STAR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE RUTH SLAVID
STAR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE J
STAR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
known for the spaces it creates for classical mus
Simplicity in Motion prolyte Group
Education facilities Public roof garden Dres
STAR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE “We thought a lot ab
QNCC MARK BISSON ature’s finest Five and a half
QNCC All images courtesy of Qatar National Conve
QNCC T he Qatar Nati
So far, the Qatar National Convention Centr
Expertise. Partnership. Integrated Effort. In pa
QNCC additional flat-floor exhibitio
QNCC on the concept design, henc
Designed to Perform AXYS® Flex Small, powerful
BUSAN CINEMA CENTER MARK BISSON ight Fest
BUSAN CINEMA CENTER T
BUSAN CINEMA CENTER LIGHTS, FANTASTIC A ce
“It’s not only a movie theatre but more a cultura
BUSAN CINEMA CENTER Photographs courtesy of Coop
ORIGINAL
EVERYMAN THEATRE RUTH SLAVID ub of creativity Liv
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EVERYMAN THEATRE “The ma
EVERYMAN THEATRE PORTRAITS OF THE PEOPLE A
EVERYMAN THEATRE theatre and community ro
ADB PROJECTS. YOUR SOLUTION FOR EVERY LIGHTING IN
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE MUSCAT THEATRE PROJECTS
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BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT The auditorium features a va
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ARCHITECTURE
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Ambition and tradition By 2008, developer Chip El
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DESIGN H3 HARDY COLLABORATION ARCHITECTURE New d
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Orchestra of St. Luke’s DiMenna Center for Classi
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HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS
DESIGN ARUP Fast forward Research and innovation
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DESIGN ARUP The Twili
The Best Venues in the world use Gala Systems
Photography courtesy of Paco Manzano DESIGN GD C
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DESIGN RATIO ARKITEKTER The art of space The new
DESIGN All photos courtesy of Jiri Havran /
DESIGN RATIO ARKITEKTER
Ratio arkitekter AS has been architect for Stavan
DESIGN SCHULER SHOOK Retuned and revived
panel, can be controlled separately, enabling the
DESIGN SCHULER SHOOK The
into a moving storage room. The new storage space
SEATING SERIES SEATING Different by design Innov
SEATING
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SEATING DAUPHIN NORTH AMERICA Are you sitting co
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SEATING DAUPHIN NORTH AMERICA
ALWAYS THE BEST SEAT Find the perfect seat for e
SEATING POLTRONA FRAU Bold comfort Many of the w
SEATING
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The streamlined Rome2005 seat (left) in-situ at t
SEATING STEELDECK Flexible fr i end A universit
were voiced by some larger companies about the fe
CONTROL SYSTEMS EAE COSWIG
CONTROL SYSTEMS AUDITORIA ANNUAL 2013 115
CONTROL SYSTEMS EAE COSWIG
STAGE TECHNOLOGY HOAC Staging masterpiece A Korea
STAGE TECHNOLOGY AUDITORIA ANNUAL 2013 119
STAGE TECHNOLOGY HOAC The Yongin A
WE MAKE IT HAPPEN! Discover our manifold product
STAGE TECHNOLOGY J&C JOEL
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STAGE TECHNOLOGY J. R. CLANCY That’s entertainmen
The disappearing shell Creating such a hall requi
STAGE TECHNOLOGY J. R. CLANCY
Design, Manufacture & Installation of Theatrical
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STAGE TECHNOLOGY
STAGE TECHNOLOGY SBS BÜHNENTECHNIK The
Grand Theater Wuxi Teatro del Lago Frutillar QECC
STAGE TECHNOLOGY SERAPID Another level Innovativ
STAGE TECHNOLOGY
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SERAPID LinkLift systems for cre
STAGE TECHNOLOGY TÜCHLER Problem solved Customis
STAGE TECHNOLOGY AUDITORIA ANNUAL 2013 139
STAGE TECHNOLOGY TÜCHLER
full setup for VIP-lounge
STAGE TECHNOLOGY WAAGNER BIRO Austrian ambition
STAGE TECHNOLOGY when installing this heavyweigh
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The Silent Switching Theatre Brake
ACOUSTICS WENGER Sonic From the Middle East to e
ACOUSTICS Together with Threshold A
ACOUSTICS WENGER The Cynthia Wo
ENHANCE THE ACOUSTICS AND AESTHETICS OF ANY VENUE
LIGHTING GDS Out with the old... Creating a new
LIGHTING
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experience the next generation of live eve
ACOUSTICS KIRKEGAARD ASSOCIATES Finely tuned The
ACOUSTICS Photo by Tom Rossiter, courtesy of Uni
ACOUSTICS KIRKEGAARD ASSOCIATES
ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTR
ACOUSTICS KAHLE ACOUSTICS Acoustic signature The
ACOUSTICS AUDITORIA ANNUAL 2013 159
ACOUSTICS KAHLE ACOUSTICS
of different wood finishes creates a vibrant feel
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RIEDEL COMMUNICATIONS Cry
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Photographs courtesy of R
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RIEDEL COMMUNICATIONS
RIEDEL Solutions Hotline +49 202 292 90
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TRACK SYSTEMS GERRIETS
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