Os teatros no século XXI - 6 casos de estudo

Abstract

This dissertation propones an overview on the architectural practise of theaters in 21st century. From the consideration of six european buildings, designed between the end of 20th century and first decade of 21st century, built ou in construction phase, it is intended to create a field of reflection on theatre typology's contemporary outlook. The work is developed with the presentation, analysis and interpretation of each of the proposed buildings. Their selection was based on the detection of themes that matched the specificities of each case and at the same time formulate a set that would allow a comparative analysis, developed in the conclusion of the dissertation. As so, the following themes are considered, in this order of presentation: Urbanity, Public Space, Form and Image, Programmatic Aggregation, Limits and Atmosphere. In each case, the authors and its disciplinar context are presented, as it is the city in which the buildings are located and its context - phisical, social and cultural. Furthermore, it is made an approach to the essencial aspects of each building: placement, programme, distribution and form, developed in relation to the proposed theme of each case. At the end, in terms of conclusion, a synthesis about the observations is made. Putting the six study cases in comparison, parallilisms and divergences are set out, as also the persistencies and tendencies.