Sasaki Practice Projects People Voices 🎤 A really good search 中文 News November 9, 2021 Interlochen Center for the Arts Celebrates Sasaki’s Master Plan Implemented Over the Last Three Decades Interlochen Center for the Arts The Sasaki master plan for Michigan’s Interlochen Center for the Arts catalyzed its evolution into a multidisciplinary arts and education leader. Interlochen has just completed implementation of facilities Sasaki identified as essential to the future growth of its arts education program from Sasaki’s 1991 campus master plan. The campus transformation achieved over the last 30 years provides facilities for each of Interlochen’s fine arts disciplines while preserving its natural environment, the Northwoods landscape and lakeside setting. “The ability of the master plan to remain relevant over 30 years was due in large part to its conceptual framework,” says Ken Bassett, FASLA, Sasaki principal emeritus. “The framework focuses on the strategic siting of new facilities coupled with an attention to landscape improvements that unify the campus and enhance the pedestrian environment.” Interlochen’s president, Trey Davey, and Sasaki principal emeritus Ken Bassett celebrate the plan’s completion Each year, thousands of artists and art patrons come to Interlochen to experience world class educational and cultural opportunities. Students study music, theater, visual arts, film, creative writing, and dance, guided by an outstanding faculty and guest artists, and inspired by the scenic beauty of the campus. Sasaki’s plan addressed the distinctly different populations, activities, and facility needs of the 400-student Arts Academy boarding school and the much larger Summer Arts Camp. The plan identified several key projects that Sasaki carried through implementation: the renovation of an outdoor amphitheater, the Frohlich Piano and Percussion Building, and a new theater building: the Harvey Theatre. “Sasaki’s plan was evolutionary in its ability to be accomplished in stages while recognizing that modifications would likely occur. But it was also complex and audacious in its scope,” says Trey Davey, President of Interlochen Center for the Arts. “The Sasaki Plan’s success is evident in both the unprecedented demand for our Camp and Academy experiences as well as the growing strength of our overall financial position.” Illustrative plan “The Sasaki plan is a remarkable achievement, enabled by vision, leadership, and generosity.” Trey Davey, President of Interlochen Center for the Arts The master plan for the Interlochen Center for the Arts identified the restoration of the historic Bowl as a key component in the open space plan for the campus. The completed Bowl restoration now provides an integrated campus open space that accommodates performances as well as the daily flow of pedestrians among campus facilities. Sasaki identified the Harvey Theatre as the center of a new north campus performing-arts quadrangle. The new theater building is conceived as a metaphorical “jewel” in the dense Michigan woods, drawing students and patrons to this previously underdeveloped area. The completion of the master plan has garnered recognition in the Washington Post, Midland Daily News, and other press. Together, we’re defining the future of place through Architecture, Interior Design, Planning & Urban Design, Space Planning, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Interdisciplinary Expertise. Careers Internships Foundation Contact Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Vimeo Newsletter © 2021 Sasaki Associates, Inc. 中文 Back to top