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INTRODUCTION TO

Pfeiffer Partners

August 2010

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ContentsTAB 1 Firm Profile

TAB 2 Relevant Experience

TAB 3 Key Personnel Resumes

TAB 4 Campus Cultural Facilities Chapter

Pfeiffer Partners ArchitectsPfeiffer Partners Architects is a full-service

planning, architectural and interior design

firm with offices located in Los Angeles and

New York City. The firm’s work is diverse,

encompassing educational, cultural and

commercial buildings for non-profit, private

and public clients.

Leadership

Pfeiffer Partners’ 56-person firm is led by

nine Principals: Norman Pfeiffer, FAIA; Jean

Marie Gath, LEED AP; William Murray, AIA;

Stephanie Kingsnorth, AIA, LEED AP; Gili

Meerovitch, CID, IIDA, LEED AP; Lorenzo

Mattii; Kevin O’Brien, AIA, LEED AP; Stephen

Epstein; and Sharon Murphy, along with six

Associates. Every project is conducted under

the leadership of a Principal and a dedicated

project team that remains involved from in-

ception to completion.

services

Pfeiffer Partners offers clients a range of

planning and design services, building upon

the proven professional methodologies es-

tablished for more than 40 years. Our ser-

vices include:

• Architectural and interior design

• Site and master planning

• Historic renovation, preservation and

adaptive reuse

• Urban design

• Feasibility studies and cost analysis

• Construction administration

• Furnishings, fixtures and equipment spec-

ification and installation

Our work is carried out via various project

delivery methods including traditional de-

sign/bid/build, construction manager at-risk

and design/build approaches, tailored to

meet individual client needs.

design phiLosophy

Pfeiffer Partners approaches each project

without preconceived notions about style

and aesthetics, responding uniquely to

the client’s ideas, site conditions and func-

tional requirements. We excel in particular

with forward-thinking clients whose vision

reaches beyond established benchmarks,

who value experimentation and customized

approaches. Fundamental to our design

philosophy is our abiding sense of design

as a collaborative undertaking. No where

is this more evident than in fine and per-

forming arts, which by their very nature,

are the most collaborative of all art forms.

Here, architecture is at its best when it ad-

vances the art form by providing spaces

that enhance the environment in which art

is created, perfected and experienced.

FIRM PROFILE1

pLanning and consensus buiLding

We believe that the best buildings respond

to a clearly articulated space program and

are informed by broader planning issues of

circulation, open space, landscape, access

and geographic context. As such, many of

our projects begin with a detailed program-

ming and planning effort, making sure the

parameters for design are well established.

In addition, projects today must respond to

a variety of constituents ranging from cam-

pus groups to community organizations and

public review agencies—each of whom have

their own priorities. Our senior level staff

are well versed in leading participatory pro-

cesses that build consensus and that result

in projects that receive the broadest level of

support and approval.

interiors

For Pfeiffer Partners, inventive building inte-

riors that result in a memorable experience

for visitors and users alike, are pivotal to

successful design solutions. We are chal-

lenged by opportunities to tailor off-the-

shelf materials to new uses, by at-times bold

and unusual applications of pattern, texture

and color and by clients who desire distinc-

tive spaces that reflect their particular iden-

tity or institution.

sustainabiLity

Environmentally-conscious design is a hall-

mark of Pfeiffer Partners’ practice. Our

LEED-accredited professionals work in con-

junction with the client and the consultant

team to prioritize and implement sustain-

able approaches regarding site, materials,

building systems, delivery methods and

installation and disposal techniques. Cur-

rently 18 of our professional staff are LEED-

accredited and we have 15 projects in vari-

ous stages of approval for LEED certification

levels.

RecognitionAn award-winning practice since its incep-

tion as Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates

(HHPA) in 1967, our work has been con-

sistently recognized by the building industry

and our peers, including being named AIA

Firm of the Year Award in 1981. The firm

has also received regional and national

AIA architecture, interiors and urban design

awards nearly every year since 1983.

In 2007, the United States Institute of The-

atre Technology (USITT), which is an inter-

nationally recognized theater organization,

and the Architecture Commission created a

new award for Outstanding Lifetime Achieve-

ment in Theatre Design. The jury (representing

all theatrical design disciplines: architecture,

theater design and acoustics) unanimously

selected Norman Pfeiffer and his partners

of HHPA as the first recipients of the distin-

guished theater design award.

firm profiLe

Pfeiffer Partners and the ArtsPfeiffer Partners has had a specialty in the

design of facilities for performing arts since

its inception as HHPA over 40 years ago.

This work has ranged from studio theaters

for academic institutions across the country

to major concert halls and multi-purpose

theaters for civic use, encompassing over

four million square feet of fine and perform-

ing arts space. Our architects, planners and

interior designers have a particular passion

for the arts and thrive on creating unique,

yet functional spaces for teaching, learn-

ing, practice and performance. A selection

of arts projects, for which our key staff have

been responsible for include:

• Columbus State University RiverCenter for

the Performing Arts & Schwob School of

firm profiLe

Music, Columbus, GA

• University of Notre Dame DeBartolo

Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN

• California State University-Fullerton

Clayes Performing Arts Center, Fullerton,

CA

• The Colburn School of Performing Arts &

Conservatory of Music, Los Angeles, CA

• SUNY Potsdam Performing Arts Center,

Potsdam, NY

• SUNY Oswego Tyler Hall Rehabilitation,

Oswego, NY

• Brooklyn College Tow Performing Arts

Center Expansion, Brooklyn, NY

• Duke University Baldwin Auditorium &

Biddle Music Building Renovation and

Expansion, Durham, NC

• Florida Gulf Coast University Music

Education & Performance Building, Fort

Myers, FL

• University of Oklahoma Reynolds

Performing Arts Center, Norman, OK

• St. Paul’s School Music & Dance Building,

Concord, NH

• Chapman Center for the Arts, Orange, CA

• University of Hawaii at Manoa Kennedy

Theatre Addition, Honolulu, HI

• University of Rochester Center for the Arts

Study & Concept Design, Rochester, NY

• Mount Royal University Conservatory &

Performance Hall Facilities, Calgary, AB

• Westmont College Adams Center for the

Visual Arts, Santa Barbara, CA

• University of Chicago Center for Creative

& Performing Arts Feasibility Study,

Chicago, IL

• George Mason University Performing Arts

Center Feasibility Study, Manassas, VA

• University of Delaware Performing Arts

Center Study, Newark, DE

Columbus State University RiverCenter for the Performing ArtsCSU-Fullerton Clayes Performing Arts Center

The Colburn School

• Wittenberg University Center for the Arts

Design Concept, Springfield, OH

• Western Kentucky University/Southern

Kentucky Performing Arts Center Study,

Bowling Green, KY

• University of Southern California

Thornton School of Music Expansion

Study, Los Angeles, CA

• California Polytechnic State University-

San Luis Obispo H.P. Davidson Music

Center Renovation & Expansion, San Luis

Obispo, CA

• Texas State University-San Marcos

Performing Arts Center Complex

Feasibility Study, San Marcos, TX

• Boston University Tsai Performance Space

& Fine Arts Study, Boston, MA

• Alaska Center for the Performing Arts,

Anchorage, AK

• Hult Center for the Performing Arts,

Eugene, OR

• Tateuchi Center (formerly Performing Arts

Center Eastside), Bellevue, WA

• The Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms

Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV

• Hyperion Theatre at Disney California

Adventure, Anaheim, CA

• Palm Desert Performing Arts Center, Palm

Desert, CA

• San Diego Civic Theatre Renovation &

Expansion, San Diego, CA

• Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver

Creek, CO

California State University-Fullerton Clayes Performing Arts Center RiverCenter for the Performing Arts

Vilar Performing Arts Center

firm profiLe

Qualifications As one of the three founding partners of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (HHPA) and now

Lead Principal of Pfeiffer Partners, Norman Pfeiffer has contributed actively and continuously

to the body of work produced by these firms over the past 43 years. He personally directs

the design and construction of many of the firm’s significant fine and performing arts, edu-

cational, religious, museum, cultural, civic and commercial projects and served as Design

Principal or Collaborative Design Principal for:

Select Experience• University of Notre Dame DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN

• Columbus State University RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Columbus, GA

• The Colburn School for Performing Arts & Conservatory of Music, Los Angeles, CA

• California State University-Fullerton Clayes Performing Arts Center, Fullerton, CA

• State University of New York at Potsdam Performing Arts Center, Potsdam, NY

• Brooklyn College Tow Performing Arts Center Expansion, Brooklyn, NY

• Mount Royal University Conservatory & Performance Hall Facilities, Calgary, AB

• University of Hawaii at Manoa Kennedy Theatre Addition, Honolulu, HI

• Chapman University Center for the Arts, Orange, CA

• Florida Gulf Coast University Music Education & Performance Building, Fort Myers, FL

• Duke University Baldwin Auditorium & Biddle Music Building Renovation & Expansion,

Durham, NC

• University of Rochester Center for the Arts Study & Concept Design, Rochester, NY

• Wittenberg University Center for the Arts Feasibility Study & Concept Design, Springfield, OH

• Texas State University-San Marcos Performing Arts Center Complex Feasibility Study,

San Marcos, TX

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo H.P. Davidson Music Center

Renovation & Expansion Study, San Luis Obispo, CA

• University of Southern California Thornton School of Music Expansion Study,

Los Angeles, CA

• University of Oklahoma Reynolds Performing Arts Center, Norman, OK

• St. Paul’s School Music & Dance Building, Concord, NH

• Middlebury College Center for the Arts, Middlebury, VT

• Boston University Tsai Performance Space & Fine Arts Study, Boston, MA

• Soka University of America New Campus, including Pauling Hall, Fine & Performing Arts

Center Programming/Planning & Design, Aliso Viejo, CA

• Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Anchorage, AK

• Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR

• Denver Center for the Performing Arts Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO

• The Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV

• Vilar Performing Arts Center Beaver Creek, CO

• Tateuchi Center (formerly Performing Arts Center Eastside), Bellevue, WA

• Palm Desert Performing Arts Center, Palm Desert, CA

Norman Pfeiffer, FAIA desIgN PrINcIPAl

Tenure43 Years

AffiliationsMember, college of Fellows,

American Institute of Architects

Member, los Angeles county Museum of Art

Member, los Angeles Historic

Theater Foundation

Member, Academic Honors,

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Member, Architectural commission,

University of Washington (since 1989)

EducationMaster of Architecture, columbia University

Bachelor of Architecture,

University of Washington

RegistrationNcArB certified

registered Architect in 16 states

registered Architect in Alberta

KEY PERSONNEL RESUMES3

Qualifications Jean Marie Gath is a Principal with Pfeiffer Partners, directing the firm’s programming,

cultural planning, urban design and educational efforts. Her particular focus over the past

25 years has been in the planning and design of cultural facilities. Her project experience

includes academic arts facilities, performing arts centers, museums and cultural districts.

Ms. Gath is also a skilled facilitator and consensus builder—working with communities, arts

organizations, educational institutions and private clients to develop projects that are both

visionary, yet fiscally responsible and can be readily implemented. She authored a chapter

on “Campus Cultural Facilities” for the book Building Type Basics for College and University

Facilities, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., which focuses on the planning, design and

technical criteria for both visual and performing arts spaces.










Durham, NC




San Marcos, TX

• University of Chicago Center for Creative & Performing Arts Programming/Feasibility

Study, Chicago, IL

• University of Delaware Performing Arts Center Planning & Programming Study,

Delaware, DE

• George Mason University Performing Arts Center Feasibility Study, Manassas, VA

• Western Kentucky University SKyPAC Performing Arts Center Feasibility Study,

Bowling Green, KY

• University of Southern California Thornton School of Music Expansion Study,

Los Angeles, CA

• Westmont College Adams Center for the Visual Arts, Santa Barbara, CA

• Soka University of America New Campus, including Pauling Hall, Fine & Performing Arts

Center Programming/Planning & Design, Aliso Viejo, CA



Jean Marie gath, leed APPlANNer / ProgrAMMer

Tenure18 Years

AffiliationsAssociate Member, AIA/NYc chapter

Member, Institute for Urban design

Member, American Planning Association

Member, society for college and University Planning

Board Member, Fundacion Amistad

Former Teaching Adjunct Professor,

Usc lusk center for real estate development

EducationMasters in city and regional Planning, Pratt Institute

Bachelor of science,

state University of New York at New Paltz

Registrationleed Accredited Professional

KeY PersoNNel resUMes

Qualifications Lorenzo Mattii is a Principal at Pfeiffer Partners, with over 15 years of experience providing

architectural and design direction for educational, cultural and civic projects. He is an

award-winning designer whose work has been published in the Library of Congress, Virginia

Studio Record and Saggi Di Rilievo. His awards include the AIA Young Architects Award, AIA

Certificate of Merit in Design Excellence, Rotch Traveling Scholarship and Safdie Fellowship,

obtained during his 12 years at Moshe Safdie and Associates. His project experience with

Pfeiffer Partners and elsewhere (*) includes:

Select Experience• State University of New York at Potsdam Performing Arts Center, Potsdam, NY






Durham, NC


• State University of New York at Oswego Tyler Hall/Waterman Theater Rehabilitation,

Oswego, NY

•*Kansas City Performing Arts Center, Kansas City, KS

•*Kansas City School for the Ballet, Kansas City, KS

•*Steelstax Performing Arts Center, Bethlehem, PA

•*ArtsQuest School for the Performing Arts, Bethlehem, PA

•*Children’s Palace Arts and Recreational Youth Facility Competition, Guandong, China

•*Lester B. Pearson International Airport (Phases 1 and 2), Toronto, ON

•*Canadian Museum for Human Rights Competition, Winnipeg, MB

•*West Kowloon Mixed-Use Urban Reclamation Project Competition, Hong Kong, China

*•Habitat 2000 Fellowship: Mega-Scale Mixed-Use Waterfront Urban Development

•*Guangzou Science Center Competition, Guangzhou, China

• University of California-Santa Barbara Davidson Library Addition & Renewal,

Santa Barbara, CA

•*Aberdeen University Library, Edinburgh, Scotland

•*Tufts University Biomedical Research Facility, Boston, MA

•*Monroe College New Urban Campus Master Plan, Rochester, NY

•*Philadelphia Free Library Addition and Restoration, Philadelphia, PA

•*Springfield Federal Courthouse, Springfield, MA

•*Mobile Federal Courthouse, Mobile, AL

•*Alaska State Capital Competition, Juneau, AK

•*Global Citizen Traveling Exhibit: “A New Habitat” High Density Projects, Somerville, MA

lorenzo MattiidesIgN PrINcIPAl

Tenure 3 Years

Affiliationsdesign studio Instructor,

Boston Architectural college

rotch scholar

EducationMaster of Architecture, University of Virginia

Bachelor of Arts, Art History, Tufts University

Architecture and Preservation,

University of Florence, Italy


Qualifications William Murray, a Principal with Pfeiffer Partners, leads the firm’s performing arts group.

His experience ranges from renovation and expansion of campus arts facilities to significant

new civic performing arts centers. Mr. Murray’s work demonstrates a tremendous under-

standing and appreciation of the design and technical aspects of theaters and associated

support spaces, giving him an established reputation with the nation’s pre-eminent theater

consultants and acousticians. He strives to achieve a careful balance between a client’s pro-

grammatic needs, aesthetic desires, and standards of quality and financial parameters. Mr.

Murray lectures frequently on the performing arts and has served as a juror on a number

of national committees, assessing the design of performing arts centers across the country.



• The Colburn School for Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA





• University of Hawaii at Manoa Kennedy Theatre Addition, Honolulu, HI



Durham, NC




San Marcos, TX

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo H.P. Davidson Music Center

Renovation & Expansion Study, San Luis Obispo, CA

• University of Southern California Thornton School of Music Expansion Study, Los

Angeles, CA

• California State University-Monterey Bay Festival Center Planning Study, Seaside, CA

• The Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV

• Hyperion Theater at Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA

• Vilar Performing Arts Center Beaver Creek, CO



• San Diego Civic Theatre, San Diego, CA

• Ensemble Theatre Complex, Santa Barbara, CA

• Fox Theater Feasibility Analysis & Master Plan for Rehabilitation, Oakland, CA

• Doolittle Theater Study, Los Angeles, CA

• Escondido Arts Center Lyric Theater, Escondido, CA

William Murray, AIATHeATer ArcHITecT

Tenure 17 Years

Affiliations Member, American Institute of Architects

Vice chair and Featured speaker,

United states Institute of Theater Technology

Member, International society for the

Performing Arts

Member, International Association of

Assembly Managers

Member, National Association of schools of Music

Member, NATeAc Advisory Board

EducationBachelor of Architecture, University of oregon

RegistrationNcArB certified

registered Architect in 3 states


Campus Cultural FacilitiesJean Marie Gath, LEED AP, Principal at Pfeiffer Partners authored a

chapter on “Campus Cultural Centers” for the book Building Type

Basics for College and University Facilities, published by John Wiley

& Sons, Inc. in 2003.

The piece emphasizes the importance of cultural facilities in

educational institutions and the greater impact of the arts in the

lives of students and faculty. In the following chapter, Ms. Gath

highlights programming methodology, design concerns and site

planning components that must be addressed in the development

of performing arts spaces.

CampUs CUlTUral FaCiliTies ChapTer4

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