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Eastern Connecticut State University, Fine Arts Instructional Center

Willimantic, Connecticut, USA
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This new 118,000 square foot arts center brings together a diverse group of arts students under one roof and features a 400-seat concert hall, a 250-seat drama theatre, and a 120-seat studio theatre as well as rehearsal and practice rooms, art galleries, classrooms, and visual arts studios.

The facility is applying for LEED-Silver certification and features a number of green technologies and features like all-LED house and stage lighting, a liberal use of natural lighting, reflective roofing, automatic lighting controls, and efficient HVAC systems with heat-recovery ventilation.

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owner:
Eastern Connecticut State University
architect:
William Rawn Associates | The S/L/A/M Collaborative
acoustician:
Kirkegaard Associates
users:
ECSU Departments of Visual, Public, and Performing Arts, ECSU Concert Choir
spaces:
  • 400-seat recital hall
  • 250-seat drama theatre
  • 120-seat studio theatre
  • Dance studio
  • Rehearsal and practice rooms
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
College & university spaces
services:
Programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2016
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