STUFISH : entertainment architecture /
This issue of AD looks at the work of STUFISH Entertainment Architects. Founded by the late Mark Fisher, the legendary British architect known for his rock music stage sets for bands including the Rolling Stones, U2 and Pink Floyd, the studio is a recognised leader in entertainment architecture.The...
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John Wiley & Sons,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
Publication Dates: | 2021. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Profile ;
no. 274 Architectural design, 06, vol 91, 2021 |
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Summary: |
This issue of AD looks at the work of STUFISH Entertainment Architects. Founded by the late Mark Fisher, the legendary British architect known for his rock music stage sets for bands including the Rolling Stones, U2 and Pink Floyd, the studio is a recognised leader in entertainment architecture.The STUFISH team of architects, designers, visualisers, production managers, technical specialists and producers creates ambitious and pioneering work, exploring new ways to inspire audiences and visitors, from musical experiences to theatrical shows, exhibitions and buildings. Its work has been synonymous with the key theatrical, musical and monumental events embodied in the collective memory of generations across the globe since the mid-1990s.Entertainment architecture is a highly innovative, creative endeavour, producing ever-more elaborate, architectural spectacles. This issue visits the many facets of STUFISH - its history and design process, audience memory and experience -exploring the story behind and evolution of this particular brand of popular culture and its spatial manifestations, and touching on what the future may hold for it. |
Item Description: | "November/December 2021." |
Carrier Form: | 136 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9781119812241 1119812240 |
Index Number: | NA6821 |
CLC: | TU-091 |
Call Number: | TU-091/S933 |
Contents: |
Let us entertain you: a glimpse behind the curtain / Sheer frivolous pleasure: designing sensory stimulation / Back to the future: the architecture of entertainment / Innovative thinking: engineering solutions / When pigs do fly: an uplifting experience / Light: revealing the unseen / Lonely together: the coming confluence of virtual and real / Curating the crowd: social media and the choreography of affective experience / Spiralling into perfection: staging the choreography of portability / Creating performance environments: technology, design and patience / The intricate architecture of enchantment / Desiging places for making memories: immersive audience experiences for live music performance / From nice ideas to their mortal remains: Pink Floyd at the V&A / Technology and audience as curator: in conversation with production designer Willie Williams / 'To thrill you, I'll use any device': an interview with Queen founder members Brian May and Roger Taylor / Hammersmith Apollo: a savage splendour / |