ABSTRACT
KEY POINTS: Most auditoria are designed to fulfil a number of purposes The object is to ensure a near 100% of usage Every member of the audience should be able to see and
hear the whole performance
Contents 1 Introduction 2 Seating 3 Auditorium design 4 Theatres 5 Studio theatres 6 Concert halls 7 Conference halls 8 Cinemas 9 Multi-purpose auditoria
10 Support facilities 11 Legislation 12 Bibliography
1 INTRODUCTION The three-dimensional volume of an auditorium is conditioned by the need for all members of the audience to be able to see the whole of the platform or stage; and to hear the actor, singer, musician or speaker, 20.1. Seating density, floor rake and seating
layout are partly determined by this, partly to give the audience an appropriate level of comfort and essentially to ensure a means of escape in an emergency, such as a fire, within the time required by safety considerations and by legislation.
