Best Project, Higher Education/Research and Project of the Year Finalist: The Fisher Center for Performing Arts
The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts is a venue that stands out even in the Music City: a state-of-the-art performance hall with a classic design offering two recital halls, 12,000-sq-ft grand lobby and 1,700-seat performance hall. Belmont University set out to create the finest performing arts center on any college campus, specifically designed to host a wide variety of events from theatre and opera to acoustic and amplified performances.
That’s something R.C. Mathews Project Manager Scott Morgan says made the project so special: because the university is using the space as a learning lab, versatile elements have been built into the facility to optimize the acoustics, whether for a theatrical production or electric guitar.