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A dramatic presence on Commonwealth Ave, Boston University’s Booth Theatre provides a 21st-century learning environment with its multifunctional studio theatre and production center. ©Eric Laignel
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Boston University's Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre and College of Fine Arts Production Center
PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Educational Buildings
Firm LocationBoston, United States
Project locationBrookline, Massachusetts
CompanyElkus Manfredi Architects
Lead ArchitectRoss Cameron, RIBA, RIAS
Design TeamProject Manager: Stantec | Structural Engineer: WSP (Formerly Louis Berger) | Theatre Programming/Design/AV: Auerbach Pollock Friedlander Civil Engineer: Nitsch Engineering | Geotechnical Engineer: Haley & Aldrich, Inc | Architectural Lighting: Auerbach Glasow | Landscape Architect: Mikyoung Kim Design | MEP/FP: Vanderweil Engineers | Acoustics: Acentech | Construction: Bond Brothers
ClientBoston University
Project Videohttps://vimeo.com/426268244/f3327d099e
Boston University's Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre and College of Fine Arts Production Center supports all aspects of dramatic performance while embodying the quote from Hamlet: To hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature. A 40-foot glass façade cants forward 14⁰ to reflect activity onto a “stage” framed by a UHP concrete scrim. Inside the flexible theatre seats 273 while supporting spaces include a sound/light laboratory, set production wing, and classrooms. Architects implemented materials that could enhance the mirror mantra—from mirrored acoustic ceiling tiles down to polished concrete floors.