Curtis Institute of Music – Lenfest Hall

Completed August 2011

Philadelphia, PA

Team

Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Architects, Philadelphia, PA
Cosler Theatre Design, Theatre Consultant, New York, NY

Project Description

Lenfest Hall is a new multi-use music education and student residence building for the renowned Curtis Institute of Music. The expansion, on a historic block of Philadelphia’s Locust Street, provides Gould Rehearsal Hall for the Curtis Symphony Orchestra; 32 additional teaching studios, chamber music rehearsal rooms, and practice rooms; audio and video recording studios; an orchestra library; and residences for half the student body, all in close proximity to existing facilities on Rittenhouse Square. Amenities include dining and social spaces, including an outdoor roof terrace which is shared among students, faculty, and staff.

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