Wausau Performing Arts Foundation, Artsblock

ArtsBlock, in Wausau, Wisconsin is a $13.1 million cultural and civic asset that expands the 1927 Grand Theater as the centerpiece of an entire city block, and creates a community arts center with the restoration of the 1,200-seat historic theatre at the heart. The design concept for ArtsBlock links three historic structures on its downtown block, and creates flexible new facilities as it restores, enhances, and connects the existing buildings....

Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Westlake Reed Leskosky has completed a Master Plan and Conceptual Design Study for the complex that envisions the Broward Center as a new western entrance to Downtown Fort Lauderdale, weaving cultural arts and community into one comprehensive district.  At the core of the Broward Center's $75 million campaign for Capital Improvements and Endowment, Westlake Reed Leskosky has re-invented the underutilized garden courtyard as a new central community 'living room'.  This...

Friends of the Coronado, Coronado Theatre

Recognized by a National Trust Honor Award, the revitalization and expansion of the Coronado Theatre serves as an exemplary testament to the importance of the performing arts and preservation of America's landmark theatres. Drawing on extensive research, the faithful $18.5 million restoration of the former 1927 movie palace is the result of a unique public/private partnership and a catalyst for urban redevelopment. The annexation and adaptation of the adjacent two-story...

Pennsylvania State University, Eisenhower Auditorium

Westlake Reed Leskosky was retained by Pennsylvania State University to conduct a study for additions and renovations to the Eisenhower Auditorium.  Built in 1974, the 2,589 seat facility is home to the Center for the Performing Arts. The focus of the study involved five key priorities that will allow the Eisenhower to accommodate contemporary programming and usage.  These include:  plaza improvements and integration of building with Shortlidge Mall; expansion of...

Cleveland Museum of Art, Gartner Auditorium Renovation

Westlake Reed Leskosky renovated the Gartner Auditorium in the Cleveland Museum of Art. The space, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1971, needed to be re-imaged, re-tuned, and technologically upgraded to accommodate the changing outreach and education needs of the Museum. The space now hosts films, lectures, dance and chamber music performances.

The project included the redesign of the walls, ceilings, and the stage for architectural and acoustic...

PlayhouseSquare Foundation, Hanna Theatre at PlayhouseSquare

The theatre, which has been adapted for use by the Great Lakes Theater Festival – an anchor production company of PlayhouseSquare and one of the country's top regional theatres - conveys an open plan that connects the patron to the stage from the street to their seat, always visually connected to the performance. Typical and atypical support spaces (such as a café integrated into the lobby through movable glass partitions)...

City of San Diego, Centre City Development, Historic Balboa Theatre Restoration

Revitalizing the long-dark San Diego Balboa Theatre returns the "glittering jewel box" to original 1924 splendor, transformed as a modern performance venue enlivening downtown. Leveraging tax increment financing, the $26.5 million phased project solved space constraints, technical complexities and seismic retrofit to restore rotunda, lobbies, audience chamber, and bring alive rich Moorish decoration, astounding color palette, and cascading waterfalls.  Integrated services included state-of-the-art engineering and performance systems, and recreated house...

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Westlake Reed Leskosky developed a comprehensive 5-year Capital Plan for the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, the nation's most active performing arts center. The project included a survey and evaluation of the 1.5 million square foot building and its systems as well as recommendations for future capital projects in consideration of current codes and standards, lifetime of existing equipment, and operational issues or deficiencies. The Capital Plan will serve as...

Orpheum Theatre Foundation, Orpheum Theatre

The original Orpheum Theatre premiered on January 5, 1929, as a showcase for vaudeville, touring shows, and movies. Built by theater owners Harry Nace and J.E. Richards, the Orpheum was reputed to be the most luxurious movie palace west of the Mississippi. In 1998, the firm completed a 9-year, 4-phase project to implement restoration of the theatre to its original splendor, while upgrading the audience chamber and stage to meet...

PlayhouseSquare Foundation, PlayhouseSquare

Westlake Reed Leskosky orchestrated a master plan for a theater district downtown that is now a national model, major visitor attraction and economic development catalyst for Cleveland. PlayhouseSquare attracts over 2,000,000 patrons annually to a wide variety of arts and entertainment events, injects over $40 million each year in new income and has initiated a renaissance of development in the district with an annual impact exceeding $300 million. Key to...

Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center

The revitalization of the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center rejuvenates two landmark theatres: The magnificent 1,267-seat Strand Theatre, restored in its entirety with new 250-seat mezzanine balcony seating, and the 600-seat Capitol Theatre, enhanced with stage expansion and improvements. The $17.3 million project, encompassing restoration, adaptive reuse, and new construction, creates a unified performing arts block by integrating four varied landmark buildings and three complementary building additions was a model for...

Tampa Theatre

Westlake Reed Leskosky has been retained to examine the historic structure and prepare recommendations for restoration. Additionally, theater expansion is being considered on one or more adjacent land parcels. Theater expansion will include expanded lobby and patron amenities, three new screening rooms, and a large multi-purpose Event Room with related support spaces.

Tennessee Theatre Restoration, LLC, The Tennessee Theatre

The restoration of the landmark Historic Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee serves as an exemplary project in terms of its financing strategies. The rehabilitation of this 1928 movie palace, a superb example of Spanish-Moorish architecture, could have stopped at a $14 million project, merely restoring it as a movie house. Instead, in January 2005, the theatre debuted a new stage house for symphony, opera, and a variety of performing...

City of Yuma, Yuma Art Center

The Yuma Art Center is a unified performing and visual arts center featuring the Historic Yuma Theatre and highlighting a new two story museum, with a loggia compatible with the historic character of Main Street. Designed with integrated theatre technical services, this first phase includes upgrades to the historic theatre, renovations to an adjoining building for art studios and classrooms, an outdoor courtyard, and contemporary new construction housing art galleries...