Brown University Lindemann Performing Arts Center
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Team
Architect
REX, w/Odeh Engineers
Contractor
Shawmut Design and Construction
Stats
PROJECT TYPE
Education
COMPLETION
2023
PROJECT SIZE
80,000 ft²
MKA ROLE
Structural Engineer
Providence, RI
Brown University Lindemann Performing Arts Center
Features such as moveable seating gantries inform the highly flexible design of this six-story building with a 500-seat performance space accommodating events as large as the university’s 150-person orchestra and as intimate as a single performer. Other components of this project, which targets LEED Silver certification, include rehearsal rooms, a cafe, dance studios, and back-of-house space. MKA designed a long-span truss and glass structure to serve the performing arts box, while sheet rock and steel studs isolate the theater from surrounding noise. ![](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/A4771_00_N61_indesign-jpg.webp)
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Brown University Lindemann Performing Arts Center
Image Credit: Iwan Baan