Wenger | J.R. Clancy: Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, has a reputation as being a great school for engineering and agriculture. And now, thanks to the new Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center, it’s also a vibrant destination for artists from around the world.
As Alabama’s premier land-grant university performing arts center, the team had lofty goals for the 85,000 square foot Gogue Center. They wanted to create a space that would elevate and transform the cultural landscape for the community and the university.
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The year before I went to high school my school built a brand new performing arts center with a 400+ seat theater including a black box theater and it was wonderful. Having that massive space with all its new equipment was life changing and meant that I got to fiddle with gear that most schools in my district don't have. Whenever I hear about another place building a new theater I get very excited for them. It is such a wonderful feeling to know you have a new space you can create in. Reading about the Diva Acoustical Shell is something I am not familiar with. However, I understand that this is meant for music and it is a beautiful piece of technology that flows elegantly with the architecture of the rest of the building. I also really enjoy that these shells have LED lights with RGB parameters to assist any lighting designer when designing in a space like this. I love learning about new and innovative technologies that go into theater spaces. I always get a little jealous of the technology but it makes me content knowing people are always pushing technology and theater to its limits.
This article first caught my eye because of the thumbnail picture the of the gorgeous theater. This new theater at Auburn University really is something to see. As I continued to read the article, it was extremely fascinating to learn about the Diva Acoustic Shell system. While acoustics and how to manipulate them is not something I have had the fortune of working heavily with, I understand the basics and know how important it is to consider these things in new built spaces. One reason this hits close to home is because I used to work at a small theater that was a converted sound stage. Surprisingly this was a wonderful space to work it. It was built to have no echo at all, and it kept all outside noise out, which was fortunate as we were on one of the busiest streets in the are and we were down the street from a fire station. In all, I think Auburn picked the right people to work with leading to an amazing new theater.
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