The historic Studio Towers, added to Carnegie Hall during 1894-1897, has undergone a full renovation to support the educational missions of the Weill Music Institute and provide greatly-improved spaces for Carnegie Hall’s backstage, archives, and offices. The newly created Resnick…
This project is based on an innovative and successful urban high school prototype also designed by Kirkegaard for the Chicago Public School system. Kirkegaard provided Room Acoustics, Mechanical Noise Control and Audiovisual design of the gymnasium/auditorium, multi-purpose/dance room, pool, instrumental/choral…
Since 1999, the Curtis Institute of Music has called upon Kirkegaard for consultation on both existing building renovations and entirely new facilities. Curtis is one of the world’s leading music conservatories and is unique in that it has provided merit-based,…
When Curtis started exploring possibilities for expanding their facilities to include additional music education spaces and add student residences, they involved Kirkegaard in the assessment of planned uses, feasibility, and cost. The solution was to replace the Locust Club building…
Alumnae Hall is the largest assembly space at Wellesley College. The original 1923 beaux arts building by Cram and Ferguson consisted of a 1,300-seat auditorium with a ballroom below, equal in size to the auditorium. Kirkegaard installed a new audio…
The renovation of Penn's 25,000 sq ft. music building incorporated restoration of a beautiful 1890 Italianate brick building along with a graceful new addition, modern in nature but proportioned and detailed to complement the historic surroundings. The addition houses four…
Audio and Video systems consulting services for the new construction of 947,500 sq ft. Northwestern Memorial Prentice Women's hospital. Design services included systems for the first and third floors of the building in auditoriums, classrooms, and an administrative conference center.…
The Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies occupies a 10-story rise on Michigan Avenue, peering into Grant Park and beyond to Lake Michigan. With its multi-faceted glass front, it broadcasts a warm welcome for those who wish to explore the history,…
Room acoustics and noise control consulting services for a new LEED-Gold Certified academic building for Judson University, located 45 miles northwest of Chicago in Elgin, IL. The 88,000 square foot Harm A. Weber Academic Center, completed in 2007, includes library,…
The School of Arts is a six-story building in Midtown that stretches along Seldon Street, near Detroit’s Orchestra Hall. Its long footprint allows ample natural light into the classrooms that line the faces of the building. Larger, multi-story rooms are…
