Haworth Tompkins
Haworth Tompkins is a British architectural studio, voted Building Design Architect of the Year and RIBA London Architect of the Year. Founded in 1991 by Graham Haworth and Steve Tompkins, with the studio has an international reputation for theater design, the Liverpool Everyman Theatre winning the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year by a UK architect. Haworth Tompkins was part of the Gold Award UK winning team at the Prague Quadrennial and was chosen to exhibit theatre work at the Venice Biennale. Performance projects include the Royal Court, the Almeida temporary theatres at Kings Cross and Gainsborough Studios, Snape Maltings, the Young Vic Theatre (shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize), The Egg at Bath, the Oxford North Wall, NT Future, Battersea Arts Centre, Bristol Old Vic, and Bridge Theatre. The studio has additionally won numerous major awards for its work on social housing, heritage, and higher education projects.
“Theater is about exploring our shared humanity in a space where people of all backgrounds come together and are invited to open their hearts,” said Haworth Tompkins Director Roger Watts. “Through an inspiring and collaborative design process, our building aims to extend that open invitation to Allston and the wider world, and to provide a framework that supports the expansion of creative practices within a radical yet simple architecture of adaptable space, natural tactile materials, fresh air and light.”
ARC
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“Working with Harvard, the A.R.T., and our design partners on this important community space draws on two of ARC’s core values: our passion for arts and culture and our commitment to providing carbon-neutral design. We look forward to opening night of the new center, and to continuing our creative collaboration with all those involved in bringing this inclusive new space to life.” said Philip Laird, Principal, ARC.
Charcoalblue
Charcoalblue, a London, New York, and Melbourne-based theater and acoustics consultancy, has collaborated with Haworth Tompkins on dozens of projects around the world, including London’s Young Vic, Liverpool Everyman, and the Dorfman at the National Theatre, as well as the Court Theatre in New Zealand and Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. In North America, Charcoalblue’s projects include the brand-new Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, Chicago’s Shakespeare Theater and Steppenwolf, and Toronto’s Massey Hall. Renowned for their technical virtuosity in cutting-edge flexible theatrical spaces, Charcoalblue brings a worldwide team to the A.R.T. project, providing unique and functional theatrical spaces, with superb acoustic qualities.
“From our earliest meetings, we have collaborated to create a series of spaces that are flexible, scalable, technically sophisticated, and, most importantly, welcoming and democratic to the audiences and artists who will inhabit them,” said Owen Hughes, Director of theater and acoustic consultant, Charcoalblue.
Shawmut Design and Construction
Shawmut Design and Construction is a $1.6 billion national construction management firm with a reputation for completing extremely complex and logistically challenging projects for the most high-profile clients in the industry. As a 100% employee-owned company, Shawmut has created a culture of ownership, proactive solution-making, and forward-thinking. Over eighty percent of its business comes from repeat clients, proving there is a strong focus on building lasting partnerships. Shawmut has 11 offices including Boston, Worcester, Providence, New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.
“We are honored to be leading the construction of the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Center for Creativity & Performance,” said Kevin Sullivan, Executive Vice President of Shawmut Design and Construction’s New England region. “This project exemplifies our deep commitment to the community. By prioritizing environmental sustainability and adaptable design, we are building a vibrant hub for creativity and connection that will serve the local area for years to come. Our shared goal of minimizing embodied and operational carbon, maximizing wellbeing, and enhancing resiliency ensures that this center will not only be a beacon for the arts, but also a pioneering global model for sustainable construction.”