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TEMPE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS Tempe, AZ

Type: Performing Arts Center Size: 85,000 SF

Owner: City of Tempe Architect: Barton Myers

The building includes a 600-seat main theater and a 200-seat studio theater as well as art galleries, gift shops, 80 foot high multi-purpose main lobby and an outdoor sculpture garden. As the lead lighting designer, we worked closely with the design architect, Barton Myers and his associates to integrate the lighting scheme for key areas inside and outside the building. Illumination was designed to highlight key architectural elements throughout the building exterior and interior, and during performances. For this project, many of the lighting fixtures were chosen to form part of the architectural design. Many custom fixtures were used in order to achieve the desired appearance. In contrast, many fixtures were intended to be hidden from view and used to illuminate other architectural features. The lighting systems included approximately 100 different lighting fixtures in order to achieve the desired effects in the many different types of space throughout the building. Lighting systems were designed for seamless integration with various interior and exterior artwork items. Several custom lighting fixtures, including dynamic color-changing systems were included.

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