This week, Russell Proud, Erin Shepherd, and Pablo Romero attended PAC Australia - Australian Performing Arts Exchange's APAX 2024 conference as representatives of Charcoalblue and as sponsors. Charcoalblue is proud to support APAX in its commitment to forging meaningful connections between its delegates, fostering the professional development of the next generation, and facilitating knowledge exchange. To learn more about the amazing work that PAC Australia and APAX do, click on the following link: https://paca.org.au/. We hope everyone has a wonderful time at APAX! We already cannot wait for the next one!
Charcoalblue
Architecture and Planning
Waterloo, England 6,240 followers
Charcoalblue's mission is to fill the world with the best spaces to make work, tell stories and share experiences.
About us
Charcoalblue is the world’s leading multi-national theatre, acoustic, and digital consultancy. Founded in 2004, we have 120+ team members in London, Bristol, Glasgow, New York, Chicago, Melbourne, Seattle, Portland Oregon, Dallas, San Diego, and the Bay Area of California. We work in a distributed way across the globe. Our theatre consultants and acousticians provide guidance and design for a broad range of buildings and events, including theatre, live performance, music, culture, education, workplaces, entertainment, and sport, striving to be the first and best choice for architects and clients who are designing new spaces or refurbishing existing ones. Our unique collaborative approach and relentless attention to detail on theatre consultancy, acoustics and digital design has won us awards & ecstatic reviews from the theatrical and architectural press. We are grounded in theatre practice and performance, and our team are driven by a passion for all types of performing arts projects, big or small, new-build or refurbishment. Charcoalblue Experience (CBX) is a dedicated business unit within the Charcoalblue group, applying expertise gained from working with globally renowned cultural organizations to the workplace, sports, exhibition and events markets. Working with several leading companies, the CBX team works with any business looking to create spaces for collaboration and storytelling that wants to deliver an enhanced experience for staff, visitors, guests and spectators. Projects include hybrid workplaces, one-off event spaces, sports facilities, broadcast studios, conference centres and ecosystems across entire buildings and campuses. Our CBX team includes specialist Project Managers, Design Managers, Research & Development (R&D) consultants, technical drawing & standards Consultants, Producers, and Administrators and they often work closely with single clients and are fully embedded in their workflows & teams. https://www.cbx.charcoalblue.com/
- Website
-
https://charcoalblue.com/
External link for Charcoalblue
- Industry
- Architecture and Planning
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Waterloo, England
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- theatre consultants, auditorium design, stage engineering, performance venue specialists, business consulting, theatre planning, acoustics and noise control, audiovisual, project management, user experience, technical design, live events, research and development, design management, and standards
Locations
Employees at Charcoalblue
Updates
-
Charcoalblue have teamed up with PLASA to create a survey for manufacturers that will inform us of their current environmental journeys. This survey aims to provide a greater understanding of where manufacturers are in terms of environmental sustainability. By undertaking this survey, you are feeding into a much bigger project that will help our industry to create standardised targets and tools whilst aiding transparency across the supply chain. The survey consists of 23 questions, and we expect it should take around 10-20 minutes to complete. To take this survey, click on the link below: https://lnkd.in/eEHdw9eE
-
We are excited to reveal the design for the first full-scale restoration, renovation, and modernization of The Apollo's iconic Historic Theater! Working with Beyer Blinder Belle Architects + Planners, Flyleaf Creative, and Higgins Quasebarth & Partners, we have created a design that evokes the spirit of the original, twentieth-century theatre with added upgrades and modernizations. To find out more about this amazing project and our contributions towards it, click on the link below: https://lnkd.in/epSSD3Q9
Revitalization of Apollo's Historic Theatre: Full-Scale Restoration Designs Unveiled - News - Charcoalblue
charcoalblue.com
-
We are deeply saddened to hear about the loss of Larry Kirkegaard. Having worked with Larry on the Queen Elisbeth Hall Antwerp, we were fortunate enough to see his innovative approach to making beautiful sounding spaces. Our own Byron Harrison, who leads our global acoustic practice, had this to say about Larry, “My own acoustic design genealogy traces back to Larry. His passion and rigour translated into a professional service that created that standard for what clients and collaborators expect from acousticians. I’m grateful for the kindness, humour, and generosity of sharing ideas that both he and Rogene have offered me and to all of us at Charcoalblue.”
It is our sad duty to report the passing of Larry Kirkegaard. Larry was one of the most prominent acousticians of his generation and the founder of R. Lawrence Kirkegaard & Associates, Inc., the architectural acoustics and integrated systems consultancy now known as Kirkegaard. He was a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and an honorary American Institute of Architects member. From Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall (1975) to Antwerp’s Queen Elisabeth Hall (2016) Larry helped shape hundreds of acoustically excellent spaces - concert halls, multi-purpose halls, theaters, music schools, churches and amphitheaters - beloved by performers and audiences alike. Larry was memorably approachable, warm and charming. He had a knack for intuiting the architectural sources of acoustic problems and envisioning architectural modifications to correct them - and a talent for creating vivid metaphors to explain acoustic concepts to musicians, architects and clients alike. His major renovations include Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco (1992); Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh (1995); Orchestra Hall in Chicago (1997); Meyerhoff Hall in Baltimore (2001); and Royal Festival Hall in London (2007). Larry was instrumental in evaluating the acoustics of Carnegie Hall after the 1986 renovation and devising a series of subtle treatments, implemented in the ‘90s, that restored the acoustic beauty of the beloved hall. Larry was born in Colorado in 1937, going east to Harvard, where he earned his AB cum laude from Harvard College in 1960 and his M Architecture from the Graduate School of Design in 1964. While in Cambridge, Larry worked closely with his mentor, Bob Newman, one of the founders of the seminal acoustics consulting firm Bolt Beranek & Newman. Upon graduation he joined BBN, eventually running their Chicago office. He often spoke of how much he learned on one of his earliest tasks at BBN, helping with testing the new Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center, famously rebuilt as Avery Fisher Hall and rebuilt again as Geffen Hall. In 1976, Larry left BBN to form Kirkegaard & Associates with his BBN colleagues Pete Tappan and Wally Barrow. Over the following decades, he built Kirkegaard into one of the world’s most respected architectural acoustics consultancies, surrounding himself with talented colleagues who benefited immeasurably from his mentorship and insights and contributed immeasurably to the success of the firm. Larry retired from Kirkegaard Associates in 2015. Larry’s devoted wife, Rogene Kirkegaard, survives him, having dedicated her life to assisting and caring for Larry in his last two decades at Kirkegaard, in the following years when he offered a personal consultancy, LKAcoustics, and in his final years when advanced Alzheimer’s disease made further work impossible. If you would like to leave a message on Larry's Celebration of Life board, visit here https://lnkd.in/gzvmaNft
-
We're thrilled to join Burrell Foley Fischer LLP's team to continue our work with Andover's new 'state-of-the-art' culture hub. Building on our concept study, we’re excited to join with BFF to help deliver a vibrant performance space at the heart of Andover's community. To read the full article, click the link below. https://lnkd.in/gpSecGYp.
Hampshire town appoints architects for 'state-of-the-art' culture hub
thestage.co.uk
-
We are thrilled to share that our directors, Jerad Schomer and Jenni Harris, have been featured in American Theatre with their insightful article, "Future Forward at PAC NYC and Aviva Studios." In their article, Jerad and Jenni delve into the future of performing arts centers, exploring innovative approaches and the impact of modern architecture on audience engagement. We would also like to thank American Theatre for their hard work in and support in publishing this article!
I'm proud to have contributed an article to the summer print issue of American Theatre magazine, covering Charcoalblue's innovative work on flexible, future forward spaces for performance: The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) and Aviva Studios. PAC NYC has been a milestone project in my career, and its opening almost a year ago capped seven years of design and project leadership. Have a look here: https://lnkd.in/eWTVRcn8
Future Forward at PAC NYC and Aviva Studios
https://www.americantheatre.org
-
We are now #hiring a #StageEngineeringConsultant based in either our London or Bristol office! Join our global team, application is open: https://lnkd.in/ebgKqrY8
-
We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding contributions of our colleagues Laudan Nooshin, Milo Fox, and Amanda Brecknell at the 'Sound Museums: Designing for Inclusion, Wellbeing, and Community' event hosted by the City, University of London. This event focused on the crucial role of acoustics in enhancing visitor experience and promoting inclusivity and wellbeing in public spaces. Read more about their incredible work and insights in our latest article: https://lnkd.in/edqnVxhm Apex Acoustics Ltd Institute of Acoustics Sparc* Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Yesterday afternoon's Sound Museums session at City University was packed full of great talks on the intersection of accessible museums and acoustics. Many thanks to Laudan for organising the event!
-
We are thrilled to announce that construction is underway on the new home for the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University! The David E. and Stacey L. Goel Center for Creativity & Performance will feature adaptable, multi-use spaces to foster creativity and galvanize future change. Discover more about this exciting project and its sustainable design on our website: https://lnkd.in/eKutj9N3 ARC/ Architectural Resources Cambridge Shawmut Design and Construction
Construction is underway on the new home for The American Repertory Theater, The David E. and Stacey L. Goel Center for Creativity & Performance - News - Charcoalblue
charcoalblue.com
-
On the 12th of June, as part of the launch of the 2nd Edition of the Theatre Green Book, our Environmental Coordinator, Christian Wallace, presented at the Theatre Green Book Education Conference about his work developing and facilitating Charcoalblue's Carbon Literacy Training. His presentation was aimed to help anyone struggling with the vast subject of the climate crisis and how the Carbon Literacy Training aims to give the starting blocks for everyone to start their own environmental journey which will help them further understand how to use the Theatre Green Book. We are incredibly proud of Christian and the Environmental team for all the amazing work that they do to champion climate action and awareness both within and outside of Charcoalblue. We are also grateful for the support of Vivid Imagination and everyone else who took part in developing Christian's presentation for the conference. If you would like to see Christian's presentation, click on the following link. https://lnkd.in/gu8GX4T6 The Carbon Literacy Project
Christian Wallace Presents Carbon Literacy Training at Theatre Green Book Education Conference - News - Charcoalblue
charcoalblue.com