ATLANTA — The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra recently opened their 2013-2014 season with a brighter stage and crisper sound provided by a new orchestra shell in the Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony Hall. Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, in collaboration with Threshold Acoustics, developed and designed the new shell, which debuted at the start of the Orchestra’s 69th season.
NEW YORK – The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) wanted to offer film screenings during the “dark” months of summer for its 831-seat Harvey Theater. However, the venue, designed for live performances, required technical revisions to accommodate a high-quality cinema experience for BAM’s patrons. Auerbach Pollock Friedlander worked with BAM and Mitchell/Giurgola Architects to realize BAM’s vision by providing theatre and AV consulting for digital cinema projection and also for new seating.
SAN FRANCISCO — Working together with architect Mark Cavagnero Associates and SIA Acoustics, Auerbach Pollock Friedlander provided theatre and video consulting for the new SFJAZZ Center, which opened Jan. 21. The new three-story Center’s main venue, the Robert N. Miner Auditorium, can be formatted with as many as eight configurations, seating 350 to 700. Other spaces include the Ensemble Room for rehearsals or as an intimate performance space, three practice rooms and a digital lab.