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University of South Florida

School of Music

SIZE OWNER
116,000 square feet University of South Florida
CONTRACT TYPE ARCHITECT
Construction Manager-at-Risk Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas

PROJECT DETAILS
Built in 1963, the original Fine Arts Building was intended to hold only • Contains several acoustically sensitive and
100 undergraduate students. Today, the University enrolls more than specialized music related areas.
four times that many. Students were frequently forced to practice in the
• An operable “cloud” ceiling that can be
outdoor courtyard due to the lack of available practice rooms.
adjusted to suit individual performance types.
Th is building contains several acoustically sensitive and specialized • Multi-discipline recital hall, a choral rehearsal
music related areas including: a multi-discipline recital hall, a choral room,instrumental rehearsal room, jazz rehearsal
rehearsal room, instrumental rehearsal room, jazz rehearsal room and room and an electric music studio.
an electronic music studio all of which will be balanced for recording

purposes. Th e 500-seat concert hall will not only be used for student and
faculty musical presentations, but for various performers who will be
brought in to the facility. Additionally, the concert hall has an operable
“cloud” ceiling that can be adjusted to suit individual performance types
for full fl exibility in tuning the room to each performance.