University of Iowa Voxman School of Music
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Team
Architect
LMN Architects, w/ Neumann Monson Architects
Contractor
Mortenson
Stats
PROJECT TYPE
Performing Arts
COMPLETION
2016
PROJECT SIZE
184,000 ft²
MKA ROLE
Structural Engineer
Iowa City, IA
University of Iowa Voxman School of Music
This six-story music-instructional building features a 700-seat performance hall, a 200-seat recital hall, an organ performance hall, a music library, rehearsal rooms, faculty studios, and offices. The facility’s various sensitive spaces required wide-ranging acoustic treatments, from the symphony-style box to the “box-in-box” construction for the numerous rehearsal rooms. MKA also developed the parametric modeling needed to assist with the form for the acoustic ceiling in the main performance hall while coordinating with mechanical services. ![Exterior daylight view of the University of Iowa Voxman School of Music and its glass-enclosed lobby with pedestrians crossing the street](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/95661_00_N39_indesign-jpg.webp)
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![Exterior daylight view of the University of Iowa Voxman School of Music and its glass-enclosed lobby with pedestrians crossing the street](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/95661_00_N39_indesign-768x512.webp)
University of Iowa Voxman School of Music
Awards
2017 Civic Design - Honor Award - American Institute of Architects - Washington Chapter
2018 Education Facility Award Design - American Institute of Architects
2020 AIA Awards - Interior Architecture - American Institute of Architects