theater in avignon

2017

Instructor: Hal Hayes

Carnegie Mellon University

PROGRAM & SITE

This theater is designed for the Festival d'Avignon. It includes one 500 seats regular theater and one riverfront dining theater.

The Festival d'Avignon is an annual arts festival held in the French city of Avignon every summer in July in the courtyard of the Palais des Papes as well as in other locations of the city. Founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, it is the oldest extant festival in France and one of the world's greatest. (from wikipedia)

The site is a peninsula of open land, bounded by the two branches of the river on two sides and the heavily trafficked Pont de l’Europebridge on the northeast. Some of the requirements are:

•Seating capacity of 450-500.

•The space must be naturally ventilated. •River water may be utilized for air cooling. •Exterior wall surfaces for projections or light shows.

•A cafeteria which could be used during the day •Rather than one large building, consider multiple smaller buildings for separate activities.