Citation

Rufford JULIET. J. Architect. Educ. 2008; 61(4): 34-42.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1531-314X.2008.00185.x

PMID

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Abstract

Over the past twelve years, the theater projects of the London-based architects Haworth Tompkins have shown how architecture can transform its own identity through its relationship with performance. Three pivotal concepts in the firm’s designs—time, place, and memory—are inextricably bound to the conviction that theater architecture is at its best when it aspires to the condition of theater. Focusing on the meeting of architecture, scenography, and performance at the Gainsborough Studios, this article asks how can theater architecture be performative? What are the advantages and disadvantages of inhabiting temporary or found spaces? And what is the nature of the architecture-scenography relationship in site-specific theater?