Tempe Center for the arts
Location: Tempe Arizona
Completion: 09/07
Size: 90,000 sf
The design is based on the Anasazis’ Chaco Canyon Pueblo Bonita Great House plan. An outer protective wall holds the rooms within. The spaces between the kivas (rooms) become the streets and plazas (corridors and lobbies) for the village. Vertically the design is based on the dramatic earth forms of Monument Valley nearby the Chaco Canyon villages. The fly tower thrusts through the earth and the tectonic plates pushed out of the way lean against the monolith, sheltering it thermally and acoustically. The performing and visual arts center’s 88,000 sf program includes a 600-seat main theatre, 200-seat flexible theatre, gallery, multipurpose room, cafe, and arts park. In collaboration with Barton Myers Associates.
Project Facts
Client | City of Tempe
Cost | $49M
Contractor | Okland Construction
Type | Design Bid Build
Photo Credits
Richard Krull
Peter Robertson
Awards
2008 | National Council of Structural Engineers Association Excellence in Structural Engineering Award – New Building $30-$100 Million
2008 | United States Institute for Theater Technology Merit Award
2008 | Valley Forward Environmental Excellence Crescordia Award
2008 | Valley Forward Environmental Excellence Design Award of Merit
2007 | Real Estate & Construction Review Gold Medal Building Award
2007 | United States Institute for Theater Technology Award of Merit
2007 | ACI Arizona Chapter: Award for Structural Design Innovation
2007 | CISCA West Region Overall Construction Excellence Award: Best of Competition
2007 | Southwest Contractor Best Steel Project
2007 | AZRE + AIA Arizona Chapter Arizona's 150 Greatest Architectural Achievements
Team
Douglas Brown
Joseph Salvatore
John Kane
Gregory Lambright
Chris Kelly
Tom Brown
Justin Gubler
Carrie Head
Matthew Pridemore
Mark Roddy
E.J. Sandoval
Amit Upadhye
in collaboration with Barton Myers Associates
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