4 Stories above grade (including 3 partial floors/tiers)
2 Stories below grade (parking structure and support areas)
Building Height: 99'8"
Capacity performance hall: 2,062

PERFORMANCE HALL:

90' floor-to-floor; 78' floor-to-ceiling
Gross Area: 260,000 s/f
Seating Area: 7,500 s/f (including 3 tiers)

GRAND LOBBY:

24,000 s/f (53' floor-to-floor; 50' floor-to-ceiling)
Restaurant: 3,000 s/f (180 seats)
Kitchen/pantry: 3,000 s/f
Entertainment Suites (4): 5,250 s/f
Guest Artist Suites (8): 2,400 s/f
Green Room: 1,300 s/f
Orchestra Dressing Rooms (4): 3,100 s/f

GARDEN COURT: 17,500 s/f

SCULPTURE GARDEN: 8,500 s/f

GARAGE: (140 cars): 225,000 s/f (9'4 1/2" floor-to-floor; 7' floor-to-ceiling)

Gross Building Area:
485,000 s/f

Site Area:
124,000 s/f

Foundation:
Cast-in-place reinforced concrete with spread footings

Structure:
HALL: Cast-in-place reinforced concrete and steel trusses with steel frame system supporting glass walls and skylights
GARAGE: Cast-in-place reinforced concrete

Interior Finishes:
MAJOR PUBLIC SPACES: Carpeted or travertine floors; limestone walls with architectural concrete lintels and soffits; painted plaster ceilings, white painted steel system supporting glass walls and skylights with painted white metal mullions in lobby
PERFORMANCE HALL: Terrazzo floor; African makore & American cherry wood walls; painted plaster ceilings

Construction Timetable
Planning Commenced: January 1982
Construction Commenced: October 1985
Public Opening: September 1989

Consultants
Architectural/Engineering & Interiors: I.M. Pei & Partners
Acoustics: Artec Consultants
Structural: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Mechanical: Edwards and Zuck
Lighting: Jules Fisher and Paul Marantz
Life Safety: Rolf Jensen & Associates
Estimating: Hanscomb Consultants

Art:
Eduardo Chillida, De Musica
(forged Corten steel; 40 tons; 15'-16' high)
Ellsworth Kelly, Dallas Panels
(acrylic enamel on composite material; 4 separated color panels)

Construction Manager
J.W. Bateson Company

Major Subcontractors
Steel Truss: Austin Steel Company
Limestone/Masonry: Masonry Technology
Concrete: J.W. Bateson Concrete
Aluminum/Glass/Glazing: Zimmcor Company
Electrical: John Keys Associates
Mechanical: Brandt Engineering
Performance Rigging: Hoffend & Sons