The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

These distinct but interrelated functions are served by two primary components: an inward-looking music chamber and an outward-looking lobby.

The concert hall is designed as a traditional 2,000-seat “shoebox.” Its form and shape are informed by a rigorous investigation into optimum capacity, ideal sight lines, and acoustical excellence. Notwithstanding such technical considerations, the hall is ultimately designed to enhance the pleasure of making and listening to music. Acoustical components can be adjusted for a range of performance situations, including symphonies, small ensembles, and solo performers.

In contrast to the necessarily hermetic performance hall, the intricately glazed lobbies—with their restaurant, outdoor garden, and sculpture court—provide an inviting place to circulate and gather when performances are not in progress. Transparent by day and night, these spaces reaches out to a much larger public.