‘62 CENTER FOR THEATER AND DANCE
Williams College, Williamstown, MA
A 550-seat main stage “courtyard” theater, a 150-seat flexible studio theater, a 220-seat thrust theater, and a dance rehearsal studio are integrated with teaching and faculty space within a civic edifice on the main street of Williamstown, MA. The facility provides a home for the Williamstown Theater Festival and William’s College Theater and Dance departments as well as hosting renowned visiting artists. Public space and dance studios enjoy extensive walls of glass, screened by wood grilles, to open these spaces to the beauty of the surrounding Berkshire landscape. Circulation space is organized to encourage campus paths to meander through the building, providing public visibility of the artistic activities there offered. (Alan Joslin, as a principal in charge, design phase, with William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.)
Realization
Rehearsal Video
Project Data
STATUS: Completed 2005
SIZE: New construction 106,000 sf; renovation 20,000 sf
COST: $50 million
Project Credits
OWNER: Williams College, Williamstown, MA
CONTRACTOR: Barr & Barr Builders, Inc.
ARCHITECT: William Rawn Associates, Architects
Principal-in-Charge of Design (SD): Alan Joslin
IMAGE COPYRIGHT: Robert Benson
Honors and Awards
2008 National AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture
2007 Praque Quadrennial: Selected for Exhibition on Music Facilities
2006 Honor Award, New England Chapter, AIA
2006 Honor Award for Interior Design, Boston Society of Architects
2006 Merit Award, United States Institute for Theatre Technology
2005 Higher Education Facilities Award, Boston Society of Architects
2005 Award for Design Excellence, Boston Society of Architects
2005 National Merit Award, American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc.