Summary
This research was born out of the concern personal and academic with respect to the development of the experience of urban spaces theatre of San Jose , the implication of the development of theatre in the theatrical architecture and the relationship of the theatres with the urban environment. In the central part of San Jose, area bounded to the inside of the ring road, there are 19 independent theatres and 5 theatres that belong to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport. Although the amount of spaces for the Art of the Theatre is significant, its readability as a set of Theatres is not recognized by the inhabitants of San José. From 1928 when construction began on the Melico Salazar Theater, to date, in the panorama Josefino have not appeared in another piece of architecture that hosts plays and responds to changes in the development of the theatre. However, from the decade of the seventies in San Jose, a series of small theatres, independent works of nature comercial1 . This emergence of independent theatres and commercial works have a close relationship with the experience of costa rica and appropriation of spaces random for the development of the theatre, which responds to contemporary theories of the theatre. Users from the centre of San Jose, as well as its inhabitants; they are looking for cultural activities, outdoor activities. The evidence of this is the amount of existing spaces and the variety of works. But the lack of spaces complementary as well as the desunificación between these places of encounter affect the development of this search. Create a favorable environment for an experience urban is paramount and as a user, what's important, is to have an environment comforting and fun to the experience urban is interesting, safe and stimulating. To achieve this it is necessary to know the space theatre of costa rica and their behavior, to know the urban environment josefino, boost readability activities and the architectural gesture, and create the conditions for urban development that will encourage this readability, so the theatre is a significant activity in the central part and in the experience of urban Josephine.
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