Smith Center of Performing Arts in Las Vegas

Smith Center of Performing Arts in Las Vegas Capturing the timelessness, architectural relevance and community impact of the Hoover Dam, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts was designed to be an enduring centerpiece for the arts in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada. Nashville Symphony Concert Hall, among many others. The design team also included Donnell Consultants Inc. , HMA Consulting, IBA Consultants, Martin e Smith Center is the second largest philanthropic gift to the arts in the United States to date. The foundation has donated over $150 million. • Every light fixture within The Smith Center is custom designed. • There is more than twice the number (67%) of ladies restrooms versus men's restrooms throughout the campus. • A lobby sculpture was commissioned specifically for The Smith Center and like the architecture of the building, was inspired by The Hoover Dam. Sculptor Benjamin. Schwarz. Fisher Dachs Associates is one of the world's leading theatre planning and design consultants and a longtime collaborator with David M. (Ladies: No lines and delays in getting seated before intermission ends!). 7 acre Symphony Park and the Discovery Children's Museum. With these practical purposes in mind, the designers of The Smith Center focused on a "masculine art deco" design, placing it in a modern context that is extremely rich in detail. Utilizing top quality materials and unique features, such as Indiana limestone for the exterior, terrazzo floors in the Reynolds Hall boxes and full first-floor, sun-lit dressingrooms for visiting performers, designers of The Smith Center spared nothing to turn abuilding into an experience. The Smith Center assembled an internationally renowned design team that includes: David M. as the executive architect, Akusticks for acoustical design and Fisher Dachs Associates for theater planning. • President and CEO Myron Martin credits his passion for the performing arts to a fourth grade field trip. Smith Center for the Performing Arts opens its doors. The Smith Center utilizes a one-level floor plan that allows patrons to move chairs around to their liking, provides flexibility to wheelchair bound patrons and reduces safety concerns associated with a typical multi-level structure. FUN FACTS • The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is the first performing arts center of itssize and scope that will be Silver LEED certified. • The Smith Center bell tower produces melodies covering four octaves, using 47individual bells, turning the whole building into a musical instrument. Additionally, its roof contains a 12-inch thick slab ofconcrete, with an air gap, and then is layered with another 10 inches of interior sound deafening material to prevent other outside noise. Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Fisher Dachs Associates, Inc. Led by Joshua Dachs, the firm's projects include thriving multipurpose venues such as Bass Performance Hall and the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts; new homes for symphonies in Nashville, Omaha, and Montreal; opera houses for the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto and the Mariinsky Opera in St. . Smith Center of Performing Arts in Las Vegas Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 09/03/2012