The Long Center is a multi-venue performance facility constructed within the frame of the old Palmer Auditorium, a public icon originally built in 1959. The best assets of the old building, its stage house, mezzanines, main floor, and basement form the cradle for the new 2400-seat Dell Foundation Hall and 240-seat Rollins Studio Theater. The original dome has been removed, revealing the perimeter ring beam and a colonnade, creating The City Terrace, a new public plaza affording unobstructed views of the Downtown Skyline across Lady Bird Lake. Today, this project serves as a civic icon for the City of Austin.

• Services: Design Architect
• Client: The Long Center
• Status: Completed
• Year: 2008
• Scope: 168,000 SF