Our sister site SkyriseCities.com has news out of New York City, where Toronto's own Diamond Schmitt Architects and London's Heatherwick Studio have won a design competition to revitalize David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
David Geffen Hall, image courtesy of Diamond Schmitt Architects
Opened in 1962, David Geffen Hall in New York City has entertained audiences with acts from the likes of acclaimed artists Miles Davis, Queen, and Simon & Garfunkel. Efforts to revitalize the home of the New York Philharmonic have been on the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' radar for years. Now, following an extensive design competition, two award-winning architecture firms have been announced as the victors.
London-based Heatherwick Studio and Toronto-based Diamond Schmitt Architects are being charged with the difficult task of reinvigorating the 2,738-seat auditorium, updating its acoustics, and providing a renewed space for 'Legends at Lincoln Center: the Performing Arts Hall of Fame,' which will showcase the films and performing arts events for which the complex has become known. Fans of the concrete International Style exterior will be relieved to hear that officials from the Lincoln Center have no plans to alter the facade.
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