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2011 Architecture Winners Named
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theatre will receive the only Honor Award to be given as part of the 2011 USITT Architecture Awards program. Four outstanding new or renovated performance spaces will receive Merit Awards as part of the recognition program.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theatre, in Washington, DC opened in October after more than 10 years of planning and more than two years of construction. It has been widely acclaimed.
Adjucators for the 2011 USITT Architecture Awards met in January to review the 27 nominated spaces from five countries before choosing the winners. On the panel were architect Norman Pfeiffer, FAIA; theatre consultant Joshua Dachs; and acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota.
The awards will be presented at a special session as part of the 2011 USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Architecture Award Review and Presentation will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m., Friday, March 11 followed by a reception from 5 to 10 p.m. Both sessions will be at the Stage Door Theatre at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, North College Street at 5th Street. The space was designed by Cesar Pelli, the 2011 USITT Distinguished Achievement in Architecture award winner.
The 2011 USITT Architecture Awards will be presented to:
Honor Award
| Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington D.C. |  |
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| Architect: | Bing Thom Architects, Inc. | |
| Associate Architect: | William Lecky | |
| Theatre Consultant: | Fisher Dachs Associates | |
| Acoustical Consultant: | TALASKE | |
Merit Awards
| Shalin Liu Performance Center for Rockport Music, Rockport, Massachusetts |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Architect: | Epstein Joslin Architects | |
| Theatre Consultant: | Theatre Consultants Collaborative | |
| Acoustical Consultant: | Kirkegaard Associates | |
| Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, James Madision University Harrisonburg, Virginia |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Architect: | Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company | |
| Associate Architect: | Performance Architecture | |
| Theatre Consultant: | Theatre Projects Consultants, Inc. | |
| Acoustical Consultant: | JaffeHolden Acoustics | |
| The 52nd Street Project, New York, New York |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Architect: | BKSK Architects, LLP | |
| Theatre Consultant: | Fisher Dachs Associates | |
| Acoustical Consultant: | JaffeHolden Acoustics | |
| Construction Manager: | Yorke Construction Management | |
| Theater Rigging: | I. Weiss | |
| The Paramount Center, Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Architect: | Elkus Manfredi Architects | |
| Theatre Consultant: | Auerbach Pollock Freidlander | |
| Acoustical Consultant: | Acentech Inc. | |
Architecture Award Review, Presentation & Reception, Friday, March 11, 2011. The Awards Review and Presentation will be at 2:30 – 4 p.m. with the reception from 5 to 10 p.m.
Stage Door Theatre at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, North College Street at 5th Street.
