1. INTRODUCTION TO
Pfeiffer Partners
August 2010
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4. Pfeiffer Partners Architects
Pfeiffer Partners Architects is a full-service
planning, architectural and interior design
firm with offices located in Los Angeles and
New York City. The firm’s work is diverse,
encompassing educational, cultural and
commercial buildings for non-profit, private
and public clients.
Leadership
Pfeiffer Partners’ 56-person firm is led by
nine Principals: Norman Pfeiffer, FAIA; Jean
Marie Gath, LEED AP; William Murray, AIA;
Stephanie Kingsnorth, AIA, LEED AP; Gili
Meerovitch, CID, IIDA, LEED AP; Lorenzo
Mattii; Kevin O’Brien, AIA, LEED AP; Stephen
Epstein; and Sharon Murphy, along with six
Associates. Every project is conducted under
the leadership of a Principal and a dedicated
project team that remains involved from in-
ception to completion.
services
Pfeiffer Partners offers clients a range of
planning and design services, building upon
the proven professional methodologies es-
tablished for more than 40 years. Our ser-
vices include:
• Architectural and interior design
• Site and master planning
• Historic renovation, preservation and
adaptive reuse
• Urban design
• Feasibility studies and cost analysis
• Construction administration
• Furnishings, fixtures and equipment spec-
ification and installation
Our work is carried out via various project
delivery methods including traditional de-
sign/bid/build, construction manager at-risk
and design/build approaches, tailored to
meet individual client needs.
design philosophy
Pfeiffer Partners approaches each project
without preconceived notions about style
and aesthetics, responding uniquely to
the client’s ideas, site conditions and func-
tional requirements. We excel in particular
with forward-thinking clients whose vision
reaches beyond established benchmarks,
who value experimentation and customized
approaches. Fundamental to our design
philosophy is our abiding sense of design
as a collaborative undertaking. No where
is this more evident than in fine and per-
forming arts, which by their very nature,
are the most collaborative of all art forms.
Here, architecture is at its best when it ad-
vances the art form by providing spaces
that enhance the environment in which art
is created, perfected and experienced.
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5. planning and consensus building
We believe that the best buildings respond
to a clearly articulated space program and
are informed by broader planning issues of
circulation, open space, landscape, access
and geographic context. As such, many of
our projects begin with a detailed program-
ming and planning effort, making sure the
parameters for design are well established.
In addition, projects today must respond to
a variety of constituents ranging from cam-
pus groups to community organizations and
public review agencies—each of whom have
their own priorities. Our senior level staff
are well versed in leading participatory pro-
cesses that build consensus and that result
in projects that receive the broadest level of
support and approval.
interiors
For Pfeiffer Partners, inventive building inte-
riors that result in a memorable experience
for visitors and users alike, are pivotal to
successful design solutions. We are chal-
lenged by opportunities to tailor off-the-
shelf materials to new uses, by at-times bold
and unusual applications of pattern, texture
and color and by clients who desire distinc-
tive spaces that reflect their particular iden-
tity or institution.
sustainability
Environmentally-conscious design is a hall-
mark of Pfeiffer Partners’ practice. Our
LEED-accredited professionals work in con-
junction with the client and the consultant
team to prioritize and implement sustain-
able approaches regarding site, materials,
building systems, delivery methods and
installation and disposal techniques. Cur-
rently 18 of our professional staff are LEED-
accredited and we have 15 projects in vari-
ous stages of approval for LEED certification
levels.
Recognition
An award-winning practice since its incep-
tion as Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
(HHPA) in 1967, our work has been con-
sistently recognized by the building industry
and our peers, including being named AIA
Firm of the Year Award in 1981. The firm
has also received regional and national
AIA architecture, interiors and urban design
awards nearly every year since 1983.
In 2007, the United States Institute of The-
atre Technology (USITT), which is an inter-
nationally recognized theater organization,
and the Architecture Commission created a
new award for Outstanding Lifetime Achieve-
ment in Theatre Design. The jury (representing
all theatrical design disciplines: architecture,
theater design and acoustics) unanimously
selected Norman Pfeiffer and his partners
of HHPA as the first recipients of the distin-
guished theater design award.
firm profile
6. Pfeiffer Partners and the Arts
Pfeiffer Partners has had a specialty in the
design of facilities for performing arts since
its inception as HHPA over 40 years ago.
This work has ranged from studio theaters
for academic institutions across the country
to major concert halls and multi-purpose
theaters for civic use, encompassing over
four million square feet of fine and perform-
ing arts space. Our architects, planners and
interior designers have a particular passion
for the arts and thrive on creating unique,
yet functional spaces for teaching, learn-
ing, practice and performance. A selection
of arts projects, for which our key staff have
been responsible for include:
• Columbus State University RiverCenter for
the Performing Arts & Schwob School of
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Music, Columbus, GA
• University of Notre Dame DeBartolo
Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN
• California State University-Fullerton
Clayes Performing Arts Center, Fullerton,
CA
• The Colburn School of Performing Arts &
Conservatory of Music, Los Angeles, CA
• SUNY Potsdam Performing Arts Center,
Potsdam, NY
• SUNY Oswego Tyler Hall Rehabilitation,
Oswego, NY
• Brooklyn College Tow Performing Arts
Center Expansion, Brooklyn, NY
• Duke University Baldwin Auditorium &
Biddle Music Building Renovation and
Expansion, Durham, NC
• Florida Gulf Coast University Music
Education & Performance Building, Fort
Myers, FL
• University of Oklahoma Reynolds
Performing Arts Center, Norman, OK
• St. Paul’s School Music & Dance Building,
Concord, NH
• Chapman Center for the Arts, Orange, CA
• University of Hawaii at Manoa Kennedy
Theatre Addition, Honolulu, HI
• University of Rochester Center for the Arts
Study & Concept Design, Rochester, NY
• Mount Royal University Conservatory &
Performance Hall Facilities, Calgary, AB
• Westmont College Adams Center for the
Visual Arts, Santa Barbara, CA
• University of Chicago Center for Creative
& Performing Arts Feasibility Study,
Chicago, IL
• George Mason University Performing Arts
Center Feasibility Study, Manassas, VA
• University of Delaware Performing Arts
Center Study, Newark, DE
Columbus State University RiverCenter for the Performing ArtsCSU-Fullerton Clayes Performing Arts Center
The Colburn School
7. • Wittenberg University Center for the Arts
Design Concept, Springfield, OH
• Western Kentucky University/Southern
Kentucky Performing Arts Center Study,
Bowling Green, KY
• University of Southern California
Thornton School of Music Expansion
Study, Los Angeles, CA
• California Polytechnic State University-
San Luis Obispo H.P. Davidson Music
Center Renovation & Expansion, San Luis
Obispo, CA
• Texas State University-San Marcos
Performing Arts Center Complex
Feasibility Study, San Marcos, TX
• Boston University Tsai Performance Space
& Fine Arts Study, Boston, MA
• Alaska Center for the Performing Arts,
Anchorage, AK
• Hult Center for the Performing Arts,
Eugene, OR
• Tateuchi Center (formerly Performing Arts
Center Eastside), Bellevue, WA
• The Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms
Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV
• Hyperion Theatre at Disney California
Adventure, Anaheim, CA
• Palm Desert Performing Arts Center, Palm
Desert, CA
• San Diego Civic Theatre Renovation &
Expansion, San Diego, CA
• Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver
Creek, CO
California State University-Fullerton Clayes Performing Arts Center RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
Vilar Performing Arts Center
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8. Qualifications
As one of the three founding partners of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (HHPA) and now
Lead Principal of Pfeiffer Partners, Norman Pfeiffer has contributed actively and continuously
to the body of work produced by these firms over the past 43 years. He personally directs
the design and construction of many of the firm’s significant fine and performing arts, edu-
cational, religious, museum, cultural, civic and commercial projects and served as Design
Principal or Collaborative Design Principal for:
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• University of Notre Dame DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN
• Columbus State University RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Columbus, GA
• The Colburn School for Performing Arts & Conservatory of Music, Los Angeles, CA
• California State University-Fullerton Clayes Performing Arts Center, Fullerton, CA
• State University of New York at Potsdam Performing Arts Center, Potsdam, NY
• Brooklyn College Tow Performing Arts Center Expansion, Brooklyn, NY
• Mount Royal University Conservatory & Performance Hall Facilities, Calgary, AB
• University of Hawaii at Manoa Kennedy Theatre Addition, Honolulu, HI
• Chapman University Center for the Arts, Orange, CA
• Florida Gulf Coast University Music Education & Performance Building, Fort Myers, FL
• Duke University Baldwin Auditorium & Biddle Music Building Renovation & Expansion,
Durham, NC
• University of Rochester Center for the Arts Study & Concept Design, Rochester, NY
• Wittenberg University Center for the Arts Feasibility Study & Concept Design, Springfield, OH
• Texas State University-San Marcos Performing Arts Center Complex Feasibility Study,
San Marcos, TX
• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo H.P. Davidson Music Center
Renovation & Expansion Study, San Luis Obispo, CA
• University of Southern California Thornton School of Music Expansion Study,
Los Angeles, CA
• University of Oklahoma Reynolds Performing Arts Center, Norman, OK
• St. Paul’s School Music & Dance Building, Concord, NH
• Middlebury College Center for the Arts, Middlebury, VT
• Boston University Tsai Performance Space & Fine Arts Study, Boston, MA
• Soka University of America New Campus, including Pauling Hall, Fine & Performing Arts
Center Programming/Planning & Design, Aliso Viejo, CA
• Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Anchorage, AK
• Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, OR
• Denver Center for the Performing Arts Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO
• The Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV
• Vilar Performing Arts Center Beaver Creek, CO
• Tateuchi Center (formerly Performing Arts Center Eastside), Bellevue, WA
• Palm Desert Performing Arts Center, Palm Desert, CA
Norman Pfeiffer, FAIA
design principal
Tenure
43 Years
Affiliations
Member, College of Fellows,
American Institute of Architects
Member, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Member, Los Angeles Historic
Theater Foundation
Member, Academic Honors,
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Member, Architectural Commission,
University of Washington (since 1989)
Education
Master of Architecture, Columbia University
Bachelor of Architecture,
University of Washington
Registration
NCARB Certified
Registered Architect in 16 States
Registered Architect in Alberta
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9. Qualifications
Jean Marie Gath is a Principal with Pfeiffer Partners, directing the firm’s programming,
cultural planning, urban design and educational efforts. Her particular focus over the past
25 years has been in the planning and design of cultural facilities. Her project experience
includes academic arts facilities, performing arts centers, museums and cultural districts.
Ms. Gath is also a skilled facilitator and consensus builder—working with communities, arts
organizations, educational institutions and private clients to develop projects that are both
visionary, yet fiscally responsible and can be readily implemented. She authored a chapter
on “Campus Cultural Facilities” for the book Building Type Basics for College and University
Facilities, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., which focuses on the planning, design and
technical criteria for both visual and performing arts spaces.
Select Experience
• University of Notre Dame DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN
• Columbus State University RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Columbus, GA
• California State University-Fullerton Clayes Performing Arts Center, Fullerton, CA
• State University of New York at Potsdam Performing Arts Center, Potsdam, NY
• Brooklyn College Tow Performing Arts Center Expansion, Brooklyn, NY
• Mount Royal University Conservatory & Performance Hall Facilities, Calgary, AB
• Chapman University Center for the Arts, Orange, CA
• Florida Gulf Coast University Music Education & Performance Building, Fort Myers, FL
• Duke University Baldwin Auditorium & Biddle Music Building Renovation & Expansion,
Durham, NC
• University of Rochester Center for the Arts Study & Concept Design, Rochester, NY
• Wittenberg University Center for the Arts Feasibility Study & Concept Design, Springfield, OH
• Texas State University-San Marcos Performing Arts Center Complex Feasibility Study,
San Marcos, TX
• University of Chicago Center for Creative & Performing Arts Programming/Feasibility
Study, Chicago, IL
• University of Delaware Performing Arts Center Planning & Programming Study,
Delaware, DE
• George Mason University Performing Arts Center Feasibility Study, Manassas, VA
• Western Kentucky University SKyPAC Performing Arts Center Feasibility Study,
Bowling Green, KY
• University of Southern California Thornton School of Music Expansion Study,
Los Angeles, CA
• Westmont College Adams Center for the Visual Arts, Santa Barbara, CA
• Soka University of America New Campus, including Pauling Hall, Fine & Performing Arts
Center Programming/Planning & Design, Aliso Viejo, CA
• Tateuchi Center (formerly Performing Arts Center Eastside), Bellevue, WA
• Palm Desert Performing Arts Center, Palm Desert, CA
Jean Marie Gath, LEED AP
planner / programmer
Tenure
18 Years
Affiliations
Associate Member, AIA/NYC Chapter
Member, Institute for Urban Design
Member, American Planning Association
Member, Society for College and University Planning
Board Member, Fundacion Amistad
Former Teaching Adjunct Professor,
USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Development
Education
Masters in City and Regional Planning, Pratt Institute
Bachelor of Science,
State University of New York at New Paltz
Registration
LEED Accredited Professional
KEY PERSONNEL RESUMES
10. Qualifications
Lorenzo Mattii is a Principal at Pfeiffer Partners, with over 15 years of experience providing
architectural and design direction for educational, cultural and civic projects. He is an
award-winning designer whose work has been published in the Library of Congress, Virginia
Studio Record and Saggi Di Rilievo. His awards include the AIA Young Architects Award, AIA
Certificate of Merit in Design Excellence, Rotch Traveling Scholarship and Safdie Fellowship,
obtained during his 12 years at Moshe Safdie and Associates. His project experience with
Pfeiffer Partners and elsewhere (*) includes:
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• State University of New York at Potsdam Performing Arts Center, Potsdam, NY
• Brooklyn College Tow Performing Arts Center Expansion, Brooklyn, NY
• Mount Royal University Conservatory & Performance Hall Facilities, Calgary, AB
• Chapman University Center for the Arts, Orange, CA
• Florida Gulf Coast University Music Education & Performance Building, Fort Myers, FL
• Duke University Baldwin Auditorium & Biddle Music Building Renovation & Expansion,
Durham, NC
• University of Rochester Center for the Arts Study & Concept Design, Rochester, NY
• State University of New York at Oswego Tyler Hall/Waterman Theater Rehabilitation,
Oswego, NY
•*Kansas City Performing Arts Center, Kansas City, KS
•*Kansas City School for the Ballet, Kansas City, KS
•*Steelstax Performing Arts Center, Bethlehem, PA
•*ArtsQuest School for the Performing Arts, Bethlehem, PA
•*Children’s Palace Arts and Recreational Youth Facility Competition, Guandong, China
•*Lester B. Pearson International Airport (Phases 1 and 2), Toronto, ON
•*Canadian Museum for Human Rights Competition, Winnipeg, MB
•*West Kowloon Mixed-Use Urban Reclamation Project Competition, Hong Kong, China
*•Habitat 2000 Fellowship: Mega-Scale Mixed-Use Waterfront Urban Development
•*Guangzou Science Center Competition, Guangzhou, China
• University of California-Santa Barbara Davidson Library Addition & Renewal,
Santa Barbara, CA
•*Aberdeen University Library, Edinburgh, Scotland
•*Tufts University Biomedical Research Facility, Boston, MA
•*Monroe College New Urban Campus Master Plan, Rochester, NY
•*Philadelphia Free Library Addition and Restoration, Philadelphia, PA
•*Springfield Federal Courthouse, Springfield, MA
•*Mobile Federal Courthouse, Mobile, AL
•*Alaska State Capital Competition, Juneau, AK
•*Global Citizen Traveling Exhibit: “A New Habitat” High Density Projects, Somerville, MA
Lorenzo Mattii
design principal
Tenure
3 Years
Affiliations
Design Studio Instructor,
Boston Architectural College
Rotch Scholar
Education
Master of Architecture, University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts, Art History, Tufts University
Architecture and Preservation,
University of Florence, Italy
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11. Qualifications
William Murray, a Principal with Pfeiffer Partners, leads the firm’s performing arts group.
His experience ranges from renovation and expansion of campus arts facilities to significant
new civic performing arts centers. Mr. Murray’s work demonstrates a tremendous under-
standing and appreciation of the design and technical aspects of theaters and associated
support spaces, giving him an established reputation with the nation’s pre-eminent theater
consultants and acousticians. He strives to achieve a careful balance between a client’s pro-
grammatic needs, aesthetic desires, and standards of quality and financial parameters. Mr.
Murray lectures frequently on the performing arts and has served as a juror on a number
of national committees, assessing the design of performing arts centers across the country.
Select Experience
• University of Notre Dame DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN
• Columbus State University RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Columbus, GA
• The Colburn School for Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA
• California State University-Fullerton Clayes Performing Arts Center, Fullerton, CA
• State University of New York at Potsdam Performing Arts Center, Potsdam, NY
• Brooklyn College Tow Performing Arts Center Expansion, Brooklyn, NY
• Mount Royal University Conservatory & Performance Hall Facilities, Calgary, AB
• University of Hawaii at Manoa Kennedy Theatre Addition, Honolulu, HI
• Chapman University Center for the Arts, Orange, CA
• Duke University Baldwin Auditorium & Biddle Music Building Renovation & Expansion,
Durham, NC
• University of Rochester Center for the Arts Study & Concept Design, Rochester, NY
• Wittenberg University Center for the Arts Feasibility Study & Concept Design, Springfield, OH
• Texas State University-San Marcos Performing Arts Center Complex Feasibility Study,
San Marcos, TX
• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo H.P. Davidson Music Center
Renovation & Expansion Study, San Luis Obispo, CA
• University of Southern California Thornton School of Music Expansion Study, Los
Angeles, CA
• California State University-Monterey Bay Festival Center Planning Study, Seaside, CA
• The Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV
• Hyperion Theater at Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA
• Vilar Performing Arts Center Beaver Creek, CO
• Tateuchi Center (formerly Performing Arts Center Eastside), Bellevue, WA
• Palm Desert Performing Arts Center, Palm Desert, CA
• San Diego Civic Theatre, San Diego, CA
• Ensemble Theatre Complex, Santa Barbara, CA
• Fox Theater Feasibility Analysis & Master Plan for Rehabilitation, Oakland, CA
• Doolittle Theater Study, Los Angeles, CA
• Escondido Arts Center Lyric Theater, Escondido, CA
William Murray, AIA
theater architect
Tenure
17 Years
Affiliations
Member, American Institute of Architects
Vice Chair and Featured Speaker,
United States Institute of Theater Technology
Member, International Society for the
Performing Arts
Member, International Association of
Assembly Managers
Member, National Association of Schools of Music
Member, NATEAC Advisory Board
Education
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Oregon
Registration
NCARB Certified
Registered Architect in 3 States
KEY PERSONNEL RESUMES
12. Campus Cultural Facilities
Jean Marie Gath, LEED AP, Principal at Pfeiffer Partners authored a
chapter on “Campus Cultural Centers” for the book Building Type
Basics for College and University Facilities, published by John Wiley
& Sons, Inc. in 2003.
The piece emphasizes the importance of cultural facilities in
educational institutions and the greater impact of the arts in the
lives of students and faculty. In the following chapter, Ms. Gath
highlights programming methodology, design concerns and site
planning components that must be addressed in the development
of performing arts spaces.
Campus Cultural Facilities Chapter
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