News All News Share: Pfeiffer to Renovate & Expand College of the Siskiyous Theater-Arts Building College of the Siskiyous Existing Theater-Arts Building September 28, 2020 Pfeiffer has received the commission to renovate and expand the College of the Siskiyous Theater-Arts Building, A new 18,000-sf building will house lecture, laboratory, office AV/TV and additional space to meet the needs of the arts program, and will be constructed as an expansion of the existing13,000 sf auditorium, which will be completely renovated.

Performing Arts Center Gonzaga University Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center Spokane, Washington Share: We designed Gonzaga University’s new Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, named for the Spokane resident, businesswoman and philanthropist, whose generous donation made the project a reality. Following a concurrent programming and site analysis process, which evaluated three potential locations, the western edge of campus was selected for its optimal point of arrival for patrons, its ideal relationship with campus circulation with river views, and for consistency with plans for future campus development. The 52,000-sf facility provides spaces for performance, rehearsal and instruction for the departments of music and theater & dance, and for a multi-disciplinary design studio. Along with the possibility of cross-disciplinary collaboration, comes enhanced engagement between the University and the Spokane community. In addition to an expansive lobby with views of the river, the balcony level features a museum-like series of spaces that pay tribute to the donor with a full-scale recreation of her living room, dining room and foyer, as inspiration for future generations to pursue self-empowerment. The Center’s design is informed by the sloping site and its relationship to the campus, the Spokane River and the city. The brick exterior respects the campus architectural vernacular, while the interior design adopts the river as a metaphor, evoking the force of time on the river: basalt outcroppings, stratified riverbanks and exposed fractured rock. Project Data Complete 56,000 sf LEED Silver Recognition 2020 Engineering News Report Northwest Cultural/Worship Best Project 2021 Architizer A+ Awards Special Mention Typology/Institution/Higher Education & Research Facilities Program & Highlights 750-seat multipurpose theater 160-seat recital hall/rehearsal space Multi-disciplinary design studio Multi-level lobby Collaborators Structural/Civil Engineers: DCI Engineers MEP: MW Consulting Engineers Contractor: Lydig Construction Inc. Theater Consultant: Auerbach Pollock Friedlander Acoustics: Threshold Acoustics Lighting Design: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Inc. Landscape Architect: Bernardo Wills Architects Photographer: Ema Peter Related Links Chapman University Musco Center for the Arts California State University-Fullerton Joseph A. W. Clayes Performing Arts Center State University of New York at Potsdam Performing Arts Center Mount Royal University Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts