/Equipment & Technology, Planning & Design

Queen’s University, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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This arts center is partly an adaptive reuse of a 182-year-old distillery, the masonry and floorboards of which were incorporated into the building’s interiors in a stunning integration of history and modernity.

The 80,000 square foot center sits on the shores of Lake Ontario and features a beautiful, intimate concert hall, studio theatre, music rehearsal room, art and media lab, and support spaces. Technology spaces include a screening room, editing suites, and performance labs to foster a collaborative educational environment.

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owner:
Queen's University
architect:
Snøhetta | N45 Architecture
acoustician:
Arup Acoustics
users:
Queen's University
spaces:
  • 566-seat concert hall
  • 130-seat studio theatre
  • 92-seat music rehearsal room
construction type:
Mixed
theatre type:
Arts & cultural centers, Auditorium design/seating, College & university, Concept design, Film & media, Flexible & studio theatres, Music venues, Program development
services:
Programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2014
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