Project Overview

Master Plan 

The Long Center's Master Plan accommodates incremental expansion from the center outward, minimizing impact on the Long Center's initial components. Phase 1 included a large concert hall and a flexible studio theatre. A future phase includes a rehearsal hall and support space and an intermediate-size theatre.

Architectural Firms

Nelsen Partners in association with Zeidler Partnership Architects 

Nelsen Partners

Nelsen Partners is an architecture, planning, and interior design firm headquartered in Austin with a regional office in Scottsdale. In June of 2006, Nelsen acquired TeamHaas Architects, simultaneously assuming the role of the associate architect of the Long Center. Stan Haas, FAIA, who became the Director of Design for Nelsen Partners, leads the firm's effort on The Long Center. Haas, who is synonymous with this project, first identified the potential reuse of the old Palmer Auditorium more than 13 years ago. In 2000, TeamHaas Architects was awarded the Firm Achievement Award from the Austin Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for their advocacy for The Long Center. Haas and Nelsen Partners continue their commitment to design excellence in transforming the icon of old Palmer into the new Long Center for the Performing Arts. 

Zeidler Partnership Architects

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in Beijing, Berlin, Calgary, London and West Palm Beach, Zeidler Partnership has provided architectural services for more than 60 theater projects. The firm possesses significant experience in performing arts centers, including building transformations and multi-theater venues, as well as large mixed-use facilities and office complexes. 

Consultants 

Mark Holden/Jaffe Holden Acoustics, Inc.

The Jaffe Holden Acoustics (JHA) design team of Norwalk, CT, works closely with Long Center engineers and contractors to ensure that acoustic details are integrated into the building. As the project nears completion, JHA fine-tunes the acoustically adjustable elements and trains users in their operation. Recent JHA projects include Bass Hall in Fort Worth, Hobby Center in Houston and McCall Hall in Seattle. 

Fisher Dachs Associates  

Fisher Dachs Associates (FDA) of New York, NY is a theatre planning and design-consulting firm founded by Tony Award-winning lighting designer and producer Jules Fisher. For more than 40 years, the FDA professional staff, currently led by Joshua Dachs, has consulted on more than 600 completed projects and studies, including the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the New York Philharmonic, Radio City Music Hall, the landmark halls used by the Chicago Symphony and Cleveland Symphony and many others.

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