Kirkegaard Associates and Ann Beha Architects have collaborated on a new facility for the Music Department at University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences.

The rich history of Highland Park United Methodist Park (Dallas) dates to 1916, when Southern Methodist University deeded part of its campus for a place of worship. Since that time, HPUMC has grown to one of the largest United Methodist congregations in the country, with more than 12,000 members.

The Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB), at its Annual Conference, honored the new Lincoln-Way North High School for Excellence in Educational Environmental Design.

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

As technology marches forward, building upon one’s experience and engaging in continuing education becomes paramount not only to the success of individuals, but to the companies that employ them. To that end, Kirkegaard Associates is proud to announce that five members of its team have recently achieved certifications.

Seven years in design, and two years after the groundbreaking ceremony, Houston’s new Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, built to accommodate the needs of the rapidly expanding Galveston-Houston archdiocese, was dedicated April 2nd in an elaborate ceremony attended by clergy from around the world.

More than thirty years after the first Women’s Hospital opened its doors, Chicago can now boast a replacement: a new structure equipped with the latest medical technology that promises to take care of women’s medical needs.

Two years after an historic groundbreaking, the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies occupies a new lofty space on Michigan Avenue. Peering into Grant Park and beyond to Lake Michigan it rises 10-storeys and holds memorabilia equal to its stature.

Just months after the completion of an extensive two-year renovation, the Salt Lake Tabernacle builds once more upon its unparalleled reputation – awards.

Officials, alumni and students at Indiana University-Purdue University (IPFW) recently celebrated the official opening of the new John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by an evening concert featuring the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and world famous pianist Panayis Lyras marked the final milestone since the project’s planning began two years ago.

The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Auditorium, home to the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO), passed muster at its September 29, 2007 season opening. Standing tall after its $1,000,000 renovation, the 2,250-seat hall, boasts a new acoustic shell, new side “cheek” walls, and new acoustic panels above the stage and musicians.

The new Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (CEPAC), located northwest of downtown Atlanta, opened its doors last weekend with a Gala Opening and performances by Michael Feinstein and Linda Eder in the 2,750-seat John A. Williams Theatre.

The Cyprus Cultural Foundation recently announced that London-based British architectural firm Hopkins Architects has been selected to design a new performing arts center in its capital city of Nicosia. Chosen from sixty (60) entries from sixteen (16) countries, Hopkins Architects will be joined by Chicago-based acoustics consulting firm Kirkegaard Associates.

The transformation of the 1928 historic Curtis Pool Building at Bowdoin College, into a 280-seat state-of-the art recital hall was recently celebrated at the Brunswick, Maine, campus by faculty members, alumni, students and friends.

Recently honored by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) for project uniqueness, innovation in construction techniques and owner satisfaction, the renovation of Fort Myer’s Conmy Hall has met with considerable success.

British design architects, Allies and Morrison; theatre consultants, Carr and Angier; and contractor, Interior/Exterior (ISG); along with visionaries Michael Lynch, Chief Executive; and Jude Kelly, Artistic Director, of South Bank Centre, welcomed the public back to a transformed, world-class concert hall.

Built in 1867 in Salt Lake City, Utah and perceived as one of the greatest engineering achievements at that time, the Salt Lake Tabernacle recently re-opened its doors after two years of extensive renovation. Located on Temple Square, the Tabernacle is home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and is a central symbol for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

In 1855, the Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington, Illinois, was built to serve a population of approximately 2,500. One hundred and fifty years later it boasts a thriving congregation, a strong and varied music program, and, as a result of a recent $12 million renovation, a new home.