The new Valley City State University (VCSU) Center for the Arts is the creative hub of the campus, a space for fostering creative expression and experiential hands-on learning – in music and the visual arts – for the students of…
To better serve their growing student body, the COCA underwent a major renovation and expansion. The Ferring East Wing expansion features a state of the art Berges Theatre with full fly loft and orchestra pit while also housing three new…
The Fritzsche Center is an addition with auditorium, toilets and lobby. A future phase may add rehearsal and practice spaces. The auditorium is designed for regular worship, assembly, and all kinds of performances: concert band, chorus, jazz band, solos, dance,…
The Adams Center for the Musical Arts provides the teaching, practice, and rehearsal facilities that the Yale School of Music needed to carry their program into the future. The new building at the heart of the Adams Center links two…
The acoustic design challenges were a central concern when the project was designed. The wide range of uses required the design of acoustic curtains and banners to reduce reverberation and reflections and offer different acoustic Environments. At the same time,…
The acoustic renovation of the Tennessee Theatre was integrated into the historic fabric of the building so carefully that most observers would be unaware that any of the work was “acoustical.” The wide oval room was challenging because it produced…
Acoustics consulting services for improvement of symphonic acoustics, and the installation of a reverberation enhancement system for this 2,500-seat hall. The engagement included the design of a new orchestra shell for improved onstage communication and projection to the audience.
The centerpiece of the Cobb Energy PAC is the 2,750-seat John A. Williams Theater—a room that deftly blends striking architectural and interior design elements, ultra-modern theater systems, and inspired acoustic and theatrical ingenuity. This opulent space is designed as a…
Room acoustics, noise and vibration control, and audio/video systems design for this dynamic new facility which presents opera, popular music, Broadway musicals and is home to the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Phase 1 included a new 440-seat theatre, studio theatre, music…
The Donna and Marvin Schwartz Center at Emory University is where teaching, learning, and performance merge on campus, providing a vital arts presence and space for engagement with the broader community. The facility includes an 820-seat concert hall with recording…
The Renaissance Center in Dickson, Tennesee contains a 350-seat multiple use theatre, planetarium, video and audio recording studio, music and dance rehearsal rooms, and classroom space. Kirkegaard's scope of work included room acoustics, sound isolation, and building systems noise control.
Acoustics design for full range of improvements for the 2,900-seat historic home of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. The project provided backstage improvements, improved seating, a new stage floor, a new orchestra pit, and new audio…
Renovation of 2,750-seat Paramount Theatre which has been rededicated the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, for the Oregon Symphony. New construction includes the 880-seat multi-use Newmark Theatre; 330-seat Dolores Winningstad Theatre, a courtyard theatre for drama, opera, recitals and receptions.
Renovation of historic auditorium to serve as 2,000-seat concert hall for the Portland Symphony Orchestra and multi-purpose performance facility for natural acoustic and amplified performances including work by PORTopera (formerly known as the Portland Opera Repertory Theatre).
Room acoustics, noise control, and audio/video system design for the home of Chicago's Lyric Opera. While extensive renovation took place backstage, work also included the creation of three large rehearsal halls and practice rooms. Renovation to the 3,600 seat house…
Comprehensive program of acoustics, audio and noise control recommendations including a new stage and shell design for the home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Remodeling of this original, opulent movie palace was completed in 1972 by acoustician Heinrich Keilholz.
Acoustics design and mechanical noise and vibration control for renovation of the 900-seat concert/recital hall, The Martin Theatre, to 850 seats including addition of a fixed performance shell, refurbishing of seating, and reshaping of walls and ceiling.
