Amphitheater canopy matches the natural contours of the land

摘要

The canopy of the new Piedmont Arrendale Amphitheater was deftly sculpted to match the natural contours of the gentle slopes bordering the wetland preserve at Piedmont College, Demorest, Ga., and cuts a striking profile against the wilderness directly behind center stage. The piece de resistance of the college's Master Plan for the Arts, the Board of Trustees commissioned architects Armentrout Roebuck Matheny Consulting Group of Athens, Ga., to design a state-of-the-art outdoor entertainment venue, with an infrastructure that could accommodate everything from college performances to larger scale commercial productions. The 500-seat amphitheater with over-floor grass seating opened in October 2009.