5 Sections
25 Lessons
4 Hours
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1. Understanding the Type
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1.1
What an auditorium really has to do
1.2
How the design of an auditorium evolved
1.3
Who uses an auditorium, and what each user needs
1.4
Acoustics and sightlines together: the central design problem
1.5
What separates a good one from a bad one
2. Brief, Programme and Areas
5
2.1
Writing the brief with the client
2.2
The area programme explained
2.3
Volume per seat and reverberation time: the benchmarks that matter
2.4
Adjacency and the bubble diagram
2.5
What clients get wrong at brief stage
3. Planning and Circulation
5
3.1
Site selection, orientation and access
3.2
Zoning: public, private and back-of-house
3.3
Circulation and the movement diagram
3.4
Cores, grids and structural discipline
3.5
Planning Acoustics and sightlines together in detail
4. Codes, Comfort and Systems
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4.1
The regulations that shape an auditorium
4.2
Egress, sightline standards and fire curtains in practice
4.3
Accessibility and inclusive design
4.4
Servicing: MEP, plant and risers
4.5
Daylight, acoustics and thermal comfort
5. Getting It Built and Judged
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5.1
Structure and materials for an auditorium
5.2
Cost drivers and value-engineering traps
5.3
Operations: how an auditorium works on day 3,000
5.4
Case studies: Berliner Philharmonie by Hans Scharoun, Elbphilharmonie by Herzog and de Meuron with Yasuhisa Toyota and Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
5.5
The design checklist for an auditorium
How to Design an Auditorium
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