NORTHRIDGE, CA – The Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge opened Jan. 30, with performance spaces including a 1,700-seat Great Hall, a 178-seat experimental theatre, a 232-seat lecture hall, plus rehearsal, shop and other supporting spaces within its 166,000-square-foot interior. Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, based in San Francisco, New York and Minneapolis, collaborated with the Minneapolis architecture firm of Hammel, Green and Abrahamson on the structure's design and interior features.
Distinctive touches include the three-tiered seating in the Great Hall, an acoustically flexible proscenium venue with a 114-foot-wide stage. It will be used by national and local touring companies and smaller arts organizations, and will also be available for film premieres, conferences, meetings and other film industry events.
The CSUN Mike Curb College of Arts Media and Communication will make use of the studio theatre, studio terrace, shops, light lab, costume shop, design studio and related support spaces.
With sustainability as a key design goal, the building is expected to achieve LEED Silver certification with the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
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