Green Music Center – concert hall run through its paces

Somoma State University’s Green Music Center scored big recently when the new concert hall was run through its paces. Located in the heart of California’s wine country, Music Director Bruno Ferrandis and a few musicians from the Santa Rosa Symphony gathered to play, and hundreds of subscribers, were given tours of the facility over a three-day period. (Press Democrat, April 23, 2009).

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Hopes and dreams realized as the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center opens

Located in Skokie, Illinois, the new Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center celebrated the opening of its doors on Sunday, April 19.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic’s new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) — Arts, Science, Technology, Research, Virtual Reality – all under one roof

Overlooking the Hudson River and the glorious countryside of upstate New York, the new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Renselaer Polytechnic Institute, stands stately and tall while preparations take place for its October 3 –19, 2008, Grand Opening.

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Harley-Davidson Museum bids all “Hog” lovers… ride

Earlier this month, motor-cycle giant Harley-Davidson celebrated the opening of the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, WI. Planned to coincide with its 105th Anniversary, a 20-acre tract of land now holds a 130,000 sq. ft. museum development with retail spaces, restaurant and café, special event and exhibition services.

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Kirkegaard Associates completes Encore Park’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Encore Park’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, operated by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), opened this weekend with a rousting concert led by Maestro Robert Spano. The 12,000-seat venue sits amid 45 acres of land northwest of Atlanta in the City of Alpharetta and becomes one of two outdoor venues in the country to be managed simultaneously by an American orchestra.

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Who we are.

Kirkegaard Associates creates acoustical environments that promote the full appreciation of artistic performance. We offer comprehensive consulting in architectural acoustics, mechanical noise and vibration control, and audio/video systems design. Our portfolio holds more than 2,500 successful projects which include: concert halls, opera houses, theaters, education and performance facilities, worship spaces, recording and broadcast studios, and many other acoustically sensitive environments in North and South America, Europe, the Far East and Australia.

Our Mission.

We are committed to achieving acoustical excellence while maintaining design sensitivity, budget consciousness, and cooperative interaction with design professionals, owners, and users. Critical acclaim, multiple design awards, strong referrals, and repeat clients reinforce that commitment.

Our Approach.

We have spent more than 30 years cultivating a project approach that not only creates an interactive, open information climate between all members of a design team, but also anticipates the concerns, problems, and challenges inherent to the design of artistic and musical performance facilities. By leveraging our considerable experience base into concrete recommendations, our firm is able to effectively transform its consulting advice into practical, real-world solutions.