RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
Columbus, Georgia, USA
Jonathan Hillyer
245,000
square-foot facility
5
story building
360°
balcony in recital hall
Theatre Projects designed the performance spaces in the center to help the client fulfill a multi-faceted mission: to host touring groups, partner with local arts organizations, provide versatile performance and education spaces for Columbus University music students, and give their ArtsReach Program the resources to offer arts education to underprivileged kids. The center features a multipurpose theatre with a demountable orchestra shell and motorized orchestra pit, a flexible studio theatre with reconfigurable staging and seating, and a dynamic recital hall with a 360-degree balcony and a built-in pipe organ.
Jonathan Hillyer/Esto
owner:
Downtown Development Authority
architect:
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates | Hecht, Burdeshaw, Johnson, Kidd and Clark
acoustician:
Jaffe Holden Scarbrough
users:
Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Columbus State University Schwob School of Music, Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus, Columbus Ballet, Cantus Columbus (professional chorus), regional arts groups, touring groups
spaces:
- 2,000-seat multipurpose theatre
- 430-seat recital hall
- 150-seat studio theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Arts & cultural centers, Auditorium design/seating, Concept design, Flexible & studio theatres, Music venues, Program development
services:
Programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2002
Jonathan Hillyer/Esto
Jim Cawthorne
Theatre Projects
Theatre Projects
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