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National Arts Centre

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Acoustic Consultant: Threshold Acoustics
Theater Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates
Architect: Diamond Schmitt Architects
Features: Hundreds of unique prisms on the towers, Rift-cut white oak veneer, Custom accent lighting in forestage reflector

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Symphony Hall

Phoenix, AZ

Acoustic Consultant: McKay Conant Hoover
Theater Consultant: Jack Hagler
Architect: Populous, Leo A. Daly, HOK
Features: Recessed panels throughout shell, Custom forestage reflector to match onstage shell, Shell ceiling flies out as one complete assembly and stores on upstage wall

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Richmond CenterStage

Richmond, VA

Acoustic Consultant: Jaffe Holden
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects
Architect: Wilson Butler Architects
Features: Decorative finishes supplied and installed by Evergreene Architectural Arts, Towers incorporate unusual niches and features

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Coronado Theatre

Rockford, IL

Acoustic Consultant: Rick Talaske
Theater Consultant: Sachs Morgan Studio, Inc
Architect: Frederic J. Klein; Bell, Walter Scott Co.
Features: Decorative finishes supplied and installed by Evergreene Architectural Arts, Ends of ceilings rows rotate down for additional diffusion

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Granada Theatre

Santa Barbara, CA

Acoustic Consultant: McKay Conant Hoover
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects
Architect: 19six Architects
Features: Decorative finishes supplied and installed by Evergreene Architectural Arts, Custom forestage reflector

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Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA)

Tempe, AZ

Acoustic Consultant: Arup Acoustics
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects
Architect: Barton Myers Associates, Architekton
Features: Towers have routed reveals to simulate the wall panels in the auditorium, The ceiling has recessed lighting troughs to simulate the auditorium ceilings

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Villannova University, Mullen Center for the Performing Arts

Villanova, PA

Acoustic Consultant: Marshall/KMK Acoustics
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects
Architect: Voith & Mactavish Architects and Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Features: Quarter-cut white oak to match auditorium, Custom tormentor doors with matching veneer

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Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA

Acoustic Consultant: Kirkegaard
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects
Architect: RDG Architect Scotney Fenton, AIA
Features: Additional mass to accommodate enhanced low-frequency reflection, Plain slice maple veneer, Large radius (50’) ceilings and side towers with flat rear towers

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Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center

Auburn, AL

Acoustic Consultant: Akustiks
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects
Architect: Wilson Butler Architects
Features: Ceilings have a mixtures of white and RGBW Lieto® light fixtures, Recessed lighting troughs incorporated into ceilings, Forestage reflector designed to match overall aesthetic, Custom tormentor doors and proscenium header to adjust proscenium size

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Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Acoustic Consultant: Akustiks
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects
Architect: ESa
Features: Architectural features incorporated onto shell face to match auditorium, Top 10’ of towers rotate back to allow for storage in a 30’ storage cove, Tower doors utilize venting doors for acoustic adjustability, Towers have integrated accent lighting

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Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts (Blumenthal Arts)

Charlotte, NC

Acoustic Consultant: Creative Acoustics
Theater Consultant: Theatre Consultants Collaborative
Architect: TVS
Features: Solid wood pickets integrated into towers for aesthetics and diffusion, Ceilings have routed reveals, Plain slice white birch veneer

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Margaret and Al Hill Performance Hall at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts

Richardson, TX

Acoustic Consultant: Pelton Marsh Kinsella
Theater Consultant: Pelton Marsh Kinsella
Architect: RTKL Associates
Features: Cloth-covered venting panels integrated into towers, Towers incorporate a folding base design for condensed storage, Plain slice cherry veneer

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Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College

Folsom, CA

Theater Consultant: The Shalleck Collaborative
Architect: LPAS
Features: Custom radius tower features to match auditorium balcony, Brushed aluminum accents to complement architectural features in house, High-pressure laminate to match auditorium walls

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DeVos Performance Hall

Grand Rapids, MI

Acoustic Consultant: Kirkegaard
Theater Consultant: Schuler Shook
Architect: Progressive A/E
Features: Quadratic diffusers integrated into towers, Three unique veneers used in shell design, Re-purposed Eisenhower framing with new shell panels

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Atwood Concert Hall - Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

Anchorage, AK

Acoustic Consultant: Threshold Acoustics
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects
Architect: Hardy, Holzman and Pfeiffer
Features: Plain slice maple veneer utilizing two different stain colors to provide reveals on towers, Red architectural features incorporated into ceilings to match auditorium, Additional mass used in towers for improved low-frequency response

Memorial Auditorium at Montclair State University

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Alexander Kasser Theater at Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Acoustic Consultant: Creatve Acoustics
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects
Architect: Hillier Group & Woodridge Chen
Features: Pivoting shelves utilized on towers for acoustic enhancement, Cloth-covered venting doors incorporated into towers

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Mahaffey Theater

St. Petersburg, FL

Acoustic Consultant: Rick Talaske
Theater Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates
Architect: ARC3 Architecture
Features: Ends of ceiling rows rotate down for added diffusion, Towers utilize quarter-cut figured etimoe veneer and painted finishes, Ceilings and towers incorporate quadratic diffusers

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McAllen Performing Arts Center

McAllen, TX

Acoustic Consultant: Jaffe Holden
Theater Consultant: Schuler Shook
Architect: Steinberg Hart, ERO Architects / Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture
Features: Ceiling rows consist of panels at staggered elevations, Quarter-cut pecky pecan veneer, Radiused panels incorporated into arches that extend above audience

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The American International School of Muscat (TAISM)

Muscat, Oman

Acoustic Consultant: Threshold Acoustics
Theater Consultant: Schuler Shook
Architect: Navjit Singh Matharu, the Principal Designer and Owner of A+D Canada in Toronto
Features: Towers incorporate routed sections stained contrasting colors for architectural appeal, Additional mass on towers for additional low-frequency

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Naples Performing Arts Center

Naples, FL

Acoustic Consultant: Akustiks
Theater Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates
Architect: David Corban Architect
Features: Towers utilize red oak and maple veneer in combination with painted finishes, Perforated panels in lower tower sections for ventilation, Additional panels around organ to provide cohesive aesthetic

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Hancher Auditorium at University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Acoustic Consultant: Kirkegaard
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects
Architect: OPN Architects, Pelli Clarke Pelli
Features: Rear wall towers utilize expanded metal mesh fascia, Topmost section of tower folds back for storage in a shorter cove, Removable ceilings that store on upstage lineset

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Buddy Holly Hall of the Performing Arts and Sciences

Lubbock, TX

Acoustic Consultant: Jaffe Holden
Theater Consultant: Schuler Shook
Architect: Diamond Schmitt Architects
Features: Plain slice white oak veneer with contrasting stained bands to match auditorium, Removable ceilings for alternate storage options, Unique ski-shaped ceiling panels

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Ohio Theater

Columbus, OH

Acoustic Consultant: Acoustic Distinctions
Architect: Rogers Krajnak Architects, Inc
Features: Architectural ribs featured in onstage ceilings and forestage reflector, Painted decorative finish on face of shell to complement historic theatre, Towers incorporate removable bases so tower faces can be flown for storage

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Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

San Antonio, TX

Acoustic Consultant: Akustiks
Theatre Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates
Architect: LMN Architects
Features: Quarter-cut fiddleback Anigre veneer, Digitally printed overlay pattern on face of tower, Translucent ink allowed the veneer’s grain to show through the dot pattern

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Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall

Fort Worth, TX

Acoustic Consultant: Jaffe Holden
Theatre Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates
Architect: David M. Schwarz Architectural, Inc.
Features: Book-matched mahogany veneer in a chevron pattern, Custom gold screens to cover venting doors in towers, Anigre veneer around and below venting doors

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Cain Center for the Arts

Cornelius, NC

Acoustic Consultant: Jaffe Holden
Theatre Consultant: Theatre Consultants Collaborative
Architect: Steinberg Hart & C Design
Features: Finished with rotary-cut sapele pommele inlaid with copper leaf bands, Integrated lights to simulate the night sky, Dead hung clouds in custom layout

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Prior Performing Arts Center at Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

Acoustic Consultant: Jaffe Holden
Theatre Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates
Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro Architects
Features: Pivoting tormentor doors incorporated as part of shell, Unique ski-shaped tower and ceiling panels, Quarter-cut makore veneer blueprinted to match adjacent auditorium veneer

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Kimball Hall

Lincoln, NE

Acoustic Consultant: Jaffe Holden
Theatre Consultant: Schuler Shook
Architect: Quinn Evans, Davis Design
Features: Unique “V” profile ceilings and sidewalls, Sidewalls include graduated panels that pivot around a central axis, Rear side of pivoting panels includes absorptive panels to act as legs onstage

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Patricia Reser Center for the Performing Arts

Beaverton, OR

Acoustic Consultant: Jaffe Holden
Theatre Consultant: The Shalleck Collaborative
Architect: Opsis Architecture
Features: Towers and ceilings incorporate staggered reveals to coincide with architectural features in auditorium, Quarter-cut douglas fir veneer, Towers include casters at front of tower to eliminate the need for a mover

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Hemmle Hall at Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Acoustic Consultant: Kirkegaard
Architect: BRW Architects
Features: Fixed towers to provide acoustic reinforcement and frame organ, towers include acoustic banners that can be deployed in front of them, plain slice maple veneer, custom radius overhead clouds

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