Events Centers Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, California Rigging and theatrical lighting systems renovation Client: San Francisco Bureau of Architecture Classic Center Theatre, Clarke County Classic Center Athens, Georgia 2,200-seat performing arts and convocation theatre in regional performing arts and convention center Client: Programming and preliminary design: Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP. Final design documents and construction administration: Rabun Hogan Ota Rasche Architects Crocus Expo III, Theatre Moscow, Russia Conceptual design for 6,000-seat theatre/popular entertainment facility to be developed as part of Moscow's pre-emeninent conference and exhibition facility Client: The Stubbins Associates, Inc. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Theatre New Orleans, Louisiana Programming and design of 4,000-seat divisible hall for lectures, industrial shows and special events. Scope of work included static and motorized rigging, theatrical lighting systems and architectural lighting design Client: Convention Center III Architects Greek Theatre Los Angeles, California Conceptual design for comprehensive renovation of stage facilities Client: House of Blues Greek Theatre 90 Day Study Los Angeles, California Renovation master plan for historic outdoor amphitheatre used for popular entertainment events and concerts Client: City of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership Guangzhou Grand Theatre Competition Guangzhou, China Theatre consulting for multi-venue facility including 2,200-seat opera house, 900-seat theatre, 400-seat studio theatre and multi-purpose event center Client: Kaplan McLaughin Diaz Hard Rock Live! Universal Studios City Walk Orlando, Florida Full scope theatre consulting for 1,500-seat live entertainment concert venue Architectural lighting design by Auerbach Glasow French Client: Morris Architects Harrah’s Cherokee Smoky Mountains Casino Event Center Cherokee, North Carolina Full scope theatre consulting for multi-use event center Client: Cunningham Group Harrah’s Phoenix Ak-Chin Casino Events Facilities Maricopa, Arizona Full scope theatre consulting and planning for proposed events center and facility renovations Client: Harrah’s House of Blues - Santa Clara Concert Hall San Jose, California Planning and design of 7,000-seat indoor amphitheatre for popular entertainment and touring attractions Client: Gensler with Turner Construction Company House of Blues - Santa Clara Concert Hall San Jose, California Planning and concept design study for 7,000-seat indoor amphitheatre for popular entertainment and touring attractions Client: Antoine Predock, FAIA, Design Architect and CAS Architects, Inc., Executive Architect HP Pavilion San Jose, California Conceptual and peer review consulting to the facility operator for fast-track project to upgrade the existing roof event rigging capacity to 200,000 pounds at both the end stage and center stage event locations in a two month construction window at the end of the 2006/2007 NHL season Client: San Jose Arena Management Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque Convention Center Albuquerque, New Mexico Full scope theatre consulting for renovation of 2,400-seat hall for events and plenary sessions Client: FMSM Architects MGM City Center Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada Theatre consulting for 800,000 square feet divisible event center and exhibit space on two levels with three stages, meeting room, conferencing and pre-function spaces including all stage systems, theatrical and exhibit lighting, overhead rigging and flexible staging systems. The Convention Center is a major element of the Block A development. Client: HKS Architects Minneapolis Convention Center Minneapolis, Minnesota Full-scope theatre consulting for ballroom concourses, meeting rooms and exhibit halls Client: Minneapolis Convention Center Collaborative Nautilus Theatre, Sea World Orlando, Florida Conversion of outdoor platform stage to 3,000-seat indoor venue with motorized rigging systems Client: Peckham, Guyton, Albers & Viets, Inc. Omaha Convention Center Omaha, Nebraska Theatre consulting for multi-use arena Client: DLR Group Palms Casino Resort, The Pearl Concert Theater Las Vegas, Nevada Full scope theatre consulting for 2,115-seat popular entertainment and concert venue Client: Pfeiffer Partners Architects Inc. Qatar Education-City Convention Centre Doha, Qatar Theatre consulting and sound, video communications consulting for multi-venue convention center including 2,500-seat Lyric Theatre, 500-seat conference hall, 4,000-seat multi-purpose exhibition and banquet hall, six breakout rooms and four meeting rooms. Client: Yamasaki Associates, Inc. Roy Wilkins Auditorium St. Paul, Minnesota Planning and concept design of 5,000-seat indoor amphitheatre for popular entertainment and touring attractions Client: HGA Architects Sun Valley Music Pavilion Sun Valley, Idaho Programming, facility planning, audience configuration and technical systems including lighitng, rigging, platforming and variable acoustics for new indoor/outdoor music venue with seasonal tensile structure roof Client: Sun Valley Company University of California, Irvine, Donald Bren Events Center Irvine, California Full scope theatre consulting for 5,000-seat athletic events center Client: Parkin Architects University of California, San Diego, RIMAC Center La Jolla, California Full scope theatre consulting for 5,000-seat recreational athletics and event center Client: Cannon Parkin Architects University of Montana Event Center Missoula, Montana Rigging consulting for renovation and expansion of existing athletic center/fieldhouse Client: L’Heureux Page Werner Architects USS Midway San Diego, California Conceptual design for 200-seat Bob Hope orientation theatre and 2,000-seat events space on the hanger deck Client: Austin Veum Robbins Partners Victoria Gardens Cultural Center Rancho Cucamonga, California Planning and design of 450-seat community theatre and professional children’s theatre resident facilities Client: WLC Architects