Desautels Concert Hall receives the “AN Best in Design Award 2021”
We’re pleased to share that the Desautels Concert Hall has received the Architect’s Newspaper ‘AN Best of Design 2021’ award. Teeple Architects describes the 400-seat hall as “an optimal acoustical environment across a wide array of performance configurations ranging from small vocal recitals to large orchestral ensembles and operatic performances. The wooden ‘lining’ of the hall’s interior, incorporating reconfigurable variable acoustic elements, reaches out from the stage to embrace the house, bringing audience and performers together.” The concert hall’s inspired design is the work of Winnipeg’s Cibinel Architecture and Toronto’s Teeple Architects.
Artistic rendering of the new Desautels Concert Hall // Image: Cibinel Architecture
The Jury praised the design in the Unbuilt-Education category: “One of the great challenges of making theater buildings good neighbors is finding ways to wrap the program with an architectural expression that doesn’t overwhelm the surroundings with looming blank walls. This project does that admirably—the curved entryway and shifting planes of the envelope come together to create an eminently approachable and seductive building.”—Aaron Stewart.
The 400+ seat venue is anticipated to open during Fall 2023 and will be home for a range of University and community events.
Read more about the award on The Architect’s Newspaper