Boston Symphony Orchestra
Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood
Project
Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood
Client
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Location
Lenox, MA
Completion
2019
Size
25,000 GSF
Certification
LEED Gold
Category
The Arts
The Linde Center for Music & Learning houses the new Tanglewood Learning Institute program, an educational program deepening existing audience connection to music and reaching out to new audiences. Accommodating master classes, open rehearsals, workshops, panel discussions, and presentations that allow participants a behind-the-scenes view of music making, this facility contains key spaces such as: a 3,700 sf multi-use space, observation spaces, breakout spaces, and a cafe.
TLI provides meaning and context for not only music, but for many of the humanities subjects. It brings people together for shared experiences that help create a more civil society.
Susan Elliott, former Tanglewood Learning Institute Director
In the main performance venue, performers and audience enter via a large-scale barn door onto the stage, creating an informal relationship between stage and lobby that encourages post performance conversations. The informality and flexibility of this multi-use studio, equipped with telescopic seating, also allows the facility to serve as a rehearsal and teaching space for the Tanglewood Music Center during the week.
DESIGN PROCESS
On-site programming discussion with clients
Consensus building around site model
Site walkthrough and visioning
Awards + Recognition
2022 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Merit Award
2021 National AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award
2022 USITT Architecture Merit Award
2021 Chicago Atheneum American Architecture Award
2020 National AIA Education Facility Design Excellence Award
2020 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
2019 AIA New England Design Citation
Project Consultants
Structural Engineer | LeMessurier Consultants, Inc.
Mechanical / Electrical Engineer | R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP
Civil Engineer | Foresight Land Services
Landscape Architect | Reed Hilderbrand LLC
Lighting Consultant | Lam Partners, Inc.
Theater Consultant | NextStage Design
Acoustical Engineer | Kirkegaard Associates
AV Consultant | Kirkegaard Associates
Photographer | Robert Benson