Byera Hadley research reports
Sarah Hearne / 2003
In Search for Walter Gropius: Total Theatre
France, Netherlands
This study focuses on two recent architecturally significant theatres, in relation to the ideologies of Walter Gropius as described in the `Totaltheatre’ concept of 1927. The `Theatre L’Eclat (2000) Pont Audemer, by Jakob MacFarlane and the New Luxor Theatre (2001) Rotterdam, by Bolles Wilson are studied.
The report explores how the task of designing a building for performance has been tackled in each case, and comparatively, through the analysis of each theatre and in conversation with the architects themselves.
