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Theater of Public Space: Architectural Experimentation in the Théâtre de l'espace (Theater of Space), Paris 1937
Architect Edouard Autant and actress Louise Lara used theater to investigate architecture as an art of situation, of placing people in meaningful spatial relationships with one another. Autant designed the Théâtre de l'espace to model the experience of an urban plaza with multiple, simultaneous scenes that both surrounded and were surrounded by the audience. Performances juxtaposed fictional narratives, improvisation, and real situations to propose a paradigm for public space in a modern, collective society. Through theater, Autant and Lara investigated architecture not as form but as action, a practice particularly relevant to design in cities.
Theater of Public Space: Architectural Experimentation in the Théâtre de l'espace (Theater of Space), Paris 1937
Architect Edouard Autant and actress Louise Lara used theater to investigate architecture as an art of situation, of placing people in meaningful spatial relationships with one another. Autant designed the Théâtre de l'espace to model the experience of an urban plaza with multiple, simultaneous scenes that both surrounded and were surrounded by the audience. Performances juxtaposed fictional narratives, improvisation, and real situations to propose a paradigm for public space in a modern, collective society. Through theater, Autant and Lara investigated architecture not as form but as action, a practice particularly relevant to design in cities.
Theater of Public Space: Architectural Experimentation in the Théâtre de l'espace (Theater of Space), Paris 1937
Read, Gray (author)
Journal of Architectural Education ; 58 ; 53-62
2005-05-01
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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