Detail: AISD Performing Arts Center Proscenium

摘要

The main auditorium of the Austin Independent School District's performing arts center, in Austin, Texas, exhibits the form and craftsmanship of a violin or cello. Stepping inside the 1,200-seat venue is like slipping into the instrument's body. Nearly every exposed surface is finished in wood-8,600 square feet in all. "When you think about musical instruments, wood is the first thing that comes to mind," says Juan Miro, FAIA, founding principal of local firm Miro Rivera Architects, which designed the 60,000-square-foot center with Pfluger Architects, also in Austin.