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At the turn of the 21st century, a significant boom in the
construction of cultural buildings took saw the creation of
hundreds of performing arts centers, theaters, and museums. After
these buildings were completed, however, many of these cultural
organizations struggled to survive, or, alternatively, drifted off
mission as the construction project forced monetary or other
considerations to be prioritized. Building Better Arts Facilities:
Lessons from a U.S. National Study examines the ways in which
organizations planned and managed building projects during this
boom, and investigates organizational operations after projects
were completed. By integrating quantitative data with case-study
evidence, the authors identify the differences between the ways
some organizations were able to successfully meet the challenges of
a large construction project and others that were not. With
empirical evidence and analysis, this book highlights better
practices for managing and leading cultural building ventures.
Readers of this book - be they arts managers, politicians, board
members, city planners, foundation executives, or philanthropists -
will find that book provides valuable perspective and insight about
building cultural facilities, and that reading it will serve to
make building projects go more smoothly in the future.
At the turn of the 21st century, a significant boom in the
construction of cultural buildings took saw the creation of
hundreds of performing arts centers, theaters, and museums. After
these buildings were completed, however, many of these cultural
organizations struggled to survive, or, alternatively, drifted off
mission as the construction project forced monetary or other
considerations to be prioritized. Building Better Arts Facilities:
Lessons from a U.S. National Study examines the ways in which
organizations planned and managed building projects during this
boom, and investigates organizational operations after projects
were completed. By integrating quantitative data with case-study
evidence, the authors identify the differences between the ways
some organizations were able to successfully meet the challenges of
a large construction project and others that were not. With
empirical evidence and analysis, this book highlights better
practices for managing and leading cultural building ventures.
Readers of this book - be they arts managers, politicians, board
members, city planners, foundation executives, or philanthropists -
will find that book provides valuable perspective and insight about
building cultural facilities, and that reading it will serve to
make building projects go more smoothly in the future.
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