Within a few months of its creation as a new firm, Akustiks was selected in a national competition among acousticians to design the architectural acoustics for a new concert hall for the City of Nashville. Its completion, and its subsequent critical and popular success, has been a major benchmark in the growth and development of one of the Southeast’s premier ensembles. Located in downtown Nashville, the 1,900-seat, $124 million “neo-classically inspired” building is next to the Country Music Hall of Fame. The hall opened to critical acclaim in September 2006.
Project Location: Nashville, TN
Client Name: Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Project Name: Schermerhorn Symphony Hall
Architect: David M. Schwarz Architects / ESa / Hastings Architects
Theatre Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates
Project Year: 2006
Project Size: 197,000 sq ft
Project Cost: US $124,000,000
…a hall where every sound is not only heard but felt… an acoustic gem and one of the most successful auditoriums built in a century.”
– Michael Linton, The Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2006
Awards
- Society of American Registered Architects, Design Award, 2007
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