This new volume in our series Construction and Design Manual introduces the building typologies Theatres and Concert Halls. Expert contributors provide a brief summary of the history of theatre architecture in Europe, an overview of theatre interiors and of theatre design in general. Featured are 32 projects, each illustrated with full colour photographs, scale plans and sketches and accompanied by explanatory text. Imposing structures by Pritzker Prize winners Zaha Hadid, Herzog de Meuron, Gottfried Bohm and Christian de Portzamparc as well as signature buildings by internationally acclaimed architects such as UN Studio, Dominique Perrault and Santiago Calatrava are all showcased here.