David Geffen Hall - Lincoln Center

Annie Cassidy

Featured Team Member

The total transformation of David Geffen Hall, formerly Avery Fisher Hall was envisioned by the Lincoln Center leadership. The venue located within the Lincoln Center complex, in the heart of Manhattan and is home to the New York Philharmonic 

Commissioned for the assignment was NYC-based studio Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects (TWBTA) to redesign the building's communal areas and circulation spaces, and the Canadian studio Diamond Schmitt Architects for the performance hall.  Turner Construction led the planning and construction process. Other highly regarded design and building team members including Thornton Tomasetti and Kohler Ronan (engineering), Akustiks (acoustics), Fisher Dachs (theater design),

Adco was a Turner trade partner, responsible for the Electrical and Audio-Visual Construction scope of services in this fast track pristine project.   The technology is state-of-the-art, with the installation of new theatrical systems, including a sophisticated lighting control system as well as rigging, sound and A/V systems. It is an entirely new concert hall. 

 

Jaap van Zweden, the New York Philharmonic’s music director said in an interview backstage after the October opening event provided the most important feedback 

 

“It’s a magical hall,”