Phillips Exeter Academy
Forrestal-Bowld Music Building
Project
Forrestal-Bowld Music Building
Client
Phillips Exeter Academy
Location
Exeter, NH
Completion
1995
Size
22,250 GSF
Category
Renovations + Additions, The Arts
A contemporary design within a historic Georgian campus, the building is situated in a prominent location on the campus’s main quadrangle that is defined by the historic Phillips Church and Louis Kahn’s famed Exeter Library. Large windows connect the Main Quad to the building’s large interior courtyard space, practice rooms and main orchestra space, encouraging a sense of community for students.
Awards + Recognition
1996 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Project Consultants
Structural Engineer | LeMessurier Consultants, Inc.
Mechanical Engineer | TMP Consulting Engineers
Electrical Engineer | Lottero + Mason Associates, Inc.
Landscape Architect | Michael Van Valkenburgh, Associates, Inc.
Lighting Consultant | Ripman Lighting Consultants
Acoustical Engineer | Kirkegaard Associates
Photographer | Steve Rosenthal
Music Systems Consultant | Wenger Corporation