A Forest Clearing
The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York
Carl Giegold as Principal for Threshold Acoustics and as
Senior Consultant for Kirkegaard Associates

Development of unique diffusive treatment inspired by metaphorical trees and the surface of the
moon responded to the Client's acoustic goal and the Architect's aesthetic vision.

Translating strong vision to singular acoustic experience sometimes requires an ability to reach well beyond the boundaries of what has been done before.

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Renderings: Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners

Client: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Architects: Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners , Davis Brody Bond
Theater Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates
Acoustics Consultants: Kirkegaard Associates, Threshold Acoustics