Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences

Lubbock, US

The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences is a world-class, multipurpose cultural venue that accommodates a diverse range of events.

Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences

Lubbock, US

The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences is a world-class, multipurpose cultural venue that accommodates a diverse range of events.

The venue includes a 2,300-seat main theatre, a 425-seat studio theatre, a 6,000 ft² multipurpose room, and a bistro café. The facility is acoustically flexible to accommodate ballet, opera, and other musical performances, as well as educational activities, banquets, and community events.

location

Lubbock, US

Budget

$118 M

Role

Structural Engineering Consultant

Best Project – Sports & Entertainment

ENR Texas & Louisiana

Award of Excellence

American Institute of Architects Canada (AIA Canada)

2022 Design Excellence Award

Ontario Association of Architects (OAA)

Architect

Diamond Schmitt Architects

Client

Garfield Project Management

Size

19,881 m² (214,000 ft²)

Silver Team Building Award

Building Design & Construction Media

Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel Award

American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

Special Mention – Best Cultural Hall/Theatre Category

Architizer Awards

Challenge

Deliver a world-class cultural venue to meet the high expectations of the owner, cultural groups, and donors while respecting a limited budget.

Solution

Early in the design phase, our team undertook multiple parametric modelling studies that explored, tested, and optimized many aspects of the structural design to rapidly explore options and find optimal, cost-effective solutions. This included comparing conventional two-sided formwork foundation walls against tilt up wall construction, structural resistance to lateral earth pressures, as well as concerns about water retention to protect the substructure program. Other examples included parametrically modelling solutions for a feature stair in the front of house lobby and selecting alternate materials for the stage house by comparing various structural steel schemes to a cast-in-place concrete scheme.

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Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences