Silver winners display creative Problem-solving

摘要

Although the Alice M. Baldwin Auditorium at Duke University has hosted lectures, religious services, rehearsals, and musical performances since its completion in 1927, the sight lines and acoustics in this East Campus focal point were never all that good. Pfeiffer Partners Architects reshaped the interior to improve the sound and views and added wraparound balconies to bring capacity to 700. New sidewalls make the room narrower, creating a more intimate and sonically balanced space for both amplified and unamplified performances. A lobby wraps around the auditorium, isolating it to improve sound quality. Acoustical adjustment banners line the walls and can be lowered or raised as needed. A new overhead wooden canopy directs sound from the stage into the audience. Gaps in the canopy allow some sound from the stage to escape while providing space for lighting, a film projection screen, and other equipment.