Review article
ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES OF THE MODERNIZATION OF THE HISTORIC THEATRES IN EUROPE AND A PROPOSAL FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE CROATIAN NATIONAL THEATRE BUILDING IN ZAGREB
NENAD FABIJANIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0001-7180-4784
; Arhitektonski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Abstract
This article looks into various influences that determine the history of theatre architecture:
the models from Antiquity, set design requirements, innovations in visual arts,
cultural and social significance of theatres. It offers a selection of the examples of the
renovated and modernized historic theatres in Europe from the mid 20th century up to
the present characterized by a wide range of approaches. This phenomenon is linked
with the growing historical awareness paralleled with the contemporary requirements
for the historic heritage preservation. A proposal for the renovation of the Croatian
National Theatre building in Zagreb is based on the idea of the rehabilitation of the
original values, i.e. the removal of poor quality layers of building interventions and the
placement of service facilities on the underground levels. This approach favours the
preservation of this historic building as well as its presentation as a valuable cultural
asset.
Keywords
History of theatre architecture in Europe; transformation; modernization; preservation principles; architectural creation; Zagreb; Croatian National Theatre; cultural monument
Hrčak ID:
131825
URI
Publication date:
29.12.2014.
Visits: 2.816 *