The Arnold Schoenberg Institute was designed to express the forward-looking spirit of this composer in his art and life. Located on the University of Southern California campus, the Institute is supported by a consortium composed of USC, California State University, and the University of California at Los Angeles. (Author)

With the recent completion of its third and largest theater, the George E. Potter Center at Jackson (Michigan) Community College provides both the college and the community with an elaborate campus performing arts center. (Author/MLF)

A multipurpose building for a private school contains a cafeteria, art studios, and a combination auditorium and Quaker meeting room that is used for theatrical performances, movies, and worship. (Author/MLF)

Drama activities are analyzed in terms of their needs for accommodation, from classrooms up to small theaters for performance before an audience, with many possibilities between these two extremes. Similarly, music activities are analyzed in terms of the needs for rooms for class teaching, for instrumental and ensemble practice and listening, as…

There is a growing number of small, little-known public museums and arts centers whose only connection to a college is location on the campus. (Author)

A review of the state-of-the-art in designing and building music facilities with suitable acoustical features. (MLF)

This annotated bibliography cites works related to theatres, movie houses, opera houses, and dance facilities. It is divided into three parts: general references, theatre architecture, and cinema architecture. The part on general references includes bibliographies and periodicals. The second and main part of the guide, on theatre architecture,…

Discusses the importance of thorough research when considering construction of a campus performing arts center, including retaining an acoustical consultant or acoustician to recommend a similar center and guide a tour. Offers the example of the Southwest Iowa Arts Center located on the campus of Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs.…

The report contains a brief explanation of the need for, and justification of, and the basic construction requirements for a performing arts cultural center on the West Campus of Pima Community College. The spatial needs are outlined and the architectural specifications for the instructional area and the performing facility are listed. Additional…