Word: auditorium
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Inside, in contrast to the sharp-edged angularities and cool-toned decor of Manhattan's Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center, the Pavilion was all curves and warm shades of gold, coral and beige. The unusual dimensions of the auditorium-wider and shorter than most-gave a sense of intimacy seldom felt in a major concert hall; 90% of the seats were within 105 ft. of the stage, and each had clear sight lines...
Some purists felt the timbre of the auditorium to be more on the brilliant or hi-fi side, in contrast to the mellow tones of Europe's more ancient structures. But at intermission time, Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky turned to Jack Benny, sitting just beside him, and said, "Aren't the acoustics wonderful...
...third part of the complex is an auditorium seating more than 600 for lectures, films, concerts and televised programs. In the past, several major collections (notably the Avery Brundage and the Arensberg collections) have been given to other museums in other cities because the donors felt that their paintings could not have a suitable display space in Los Angeles. Now such space is at hand, and already the Art Museum's board of trustees has voted a $5,000,000 fund-raising program for new acquisitions...
Gown & Town. All this activity needs its housing, and it is getting it. Pity the U.S. architect without an art museum, a symphony hall, an auditorium or a theater on his drawing board-or better yet, the newest thing: a culture center. Many of them have been built by universities to serve both the student body and the civic community. Among the newest and most distinguished are those shown in the preceding color pages...
...Monticello College's $2,000,000 Hatheway Hall in Godfrey, Ill., combines physical culture with the other kind: a swimming pool and a gymnasium flank the 1,000-seat auditorium. Finished in October 1963, the "theatron," as it is called because of its steeply banked seats arranged Romanstyle around the central arena, is used for lectures and student activities of this small junior college for women, as well as for performances and civic affairs of the community...