Rice University, Shepherd School of Music Houston, Texas Auerbach + Associates provided full scope theatre consulting, performance lighting design and variable acoustics systems design services for the performance facilities at the Shepherd School of Music. The facilities include the 1,000-seat Alice Pratt Brown Concert Hall, a 250-seat recital hall, a 100-seat opera studio, and a 200-seat organ studio. The project was completed in 1998. Architectural lighting design by Auerbach Glasow French. Client: Ricardo Bofill, in association with Kendall/Heaton/Associates Owner: Rice University Photography: Paul Hester Rice University, Shepherd School of Music