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Acoustics and Auditoriums: 30 Sections to Guide Your Design

06:00 - 9 March, 2017 | by Fabian Dejtiar | Translated by Amanda Pimenta
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Seeing the space of an auditorium in section is a key tool in allowing us to approach a design's of
acoustics, accessibility, and lighting. These components are what make the design of an auditorium a
complex task, requiring detailed and specific studies.

There are a number of ways to design an auditorium that o ers multiple responses to these challenges.
For this reason, we have selected a number of sections from di erent auditoriums that can help you
understand how other architects have solved the challenge.

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Check out the 30 auditorium sections below, they are sure to inspire you!

01. Schouwburg Amphion / Mecanoo

02. Auditorio Blackberry / Estudio Atemporal

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03. Hancher Auditorium / Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

04. Ulumbarra Theatre / Y2 Architecture

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05. Princess Alexandra Auditorium / Associated Architects LLP

06. Culture Center / Arkitema Architects

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07. Kadare Cultural Centre / Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design

08. Katowice International Conference Centre / JEMS

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09. Winspear Opera House / Foster + Partners

10. Conservatoire d'Aubervilliers / Agence Chochon-Pierre ›

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11. El Plaza Condesa / Muñohierro + Esrawe Studio

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12. Engineering School and Auditorium University Campus / Gerardo Caballero,

Maite Fernández

13. Everyman Theatre / Haworth Tompkins

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14. Sines Center for the Arts / Aires Mateus

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15. Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center / Bora Architects + Rhotenberry Wellen
Architects

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16. Hamer Hall / ARM Architecture

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17. Han Show Theatre / Stufish Entertainment Architects

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18. The Cloud / Studio Fuksas

19. Guangzhou Opera house / Zaha Hadid Architects

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20. Rehabilitación del Teatro Góngora de Córdoba / Rafael de la-Hoz

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21. Lycee François Tru aut Multi-purpose Hall / f.au

22. Auditorio A / Eduardo Souto de Moura + Graça Correia

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23. Stormen / DRDH Architects

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24. Auditorium Theatre of Llinars del Valles / Álvaro Siza Vieira + Aresta + G.O.P.

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25. Bahrain National Theatre / Architecture-Studio

26. National Theatre / Haworth Tompkins

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27. Albi Grand Theater / Dominique Perrault Architecture

28. Theatre de Kampanje / van Dongen-Koschuch

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29. Kuopio City Theatre / ALA Architects

30. Municipal Theater of Guarda / AVA Architects

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