New World Symphony Mission:
Led by founder and Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas, the New World Symphony, America’s
Orchestral Academy, is dedicated to the artistic, personal and professional development of the
next generation of classical musicians. It prepares gifted young graduates of major music schools
to assume leading roles in orchestras and ensembles around the world.
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Project Description:
Built in the heart of Miami Beach, New World Center, the New World Symphony’s new campus, is
an innovative facility for music education and performance with state-of-the-art technical
capabilities, and an adjacent 2.5-acre public event space into which the institution will extend its
programming. The campus is the first purpose-built home for the New World Symphony.
The design for the campus’ program-focused building, conceived to be at the intersection of
music and architecture, has emerged from a long and close collaboration between two American
artistic icons, Michael Tilson Thomas and Frank Gehry. The building is Gehry’s first Florida
commission.

Location:
500 17th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Site Description:
Located in Miami Beach’s vibrant new city center, New World Center is the focal point of a three-part city redevelopment project. The site is located on two city blocks bordered by Lincoln Lane, 17th Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Washington Avenue, which were previously used as surface parking lots.
Miami Beach SoundScape, the public event space designed by the Dutch landscape architecture firm West 8, is located to the east of the new building. To the west of the new building is Pennsylvania Avenue Garage, a new 550-car parking structure designed by Gehry Partners, LLP.
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Project Cost:
$160 million
DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION TEAM
Architect:
Gehry Partners, LLP
Los Angeles, California
Architectural Team:
Design Partner – Frank Gehry
Project Designer – Craig Webb
Managing Partner – Terry Bell
Project Architect – Brad Winkeljohn
Project Manager – Kristin Ragins
Project Team – Curtis Christensen , Dan Sokolosky, Molly Forr, Lisa Cage , Shikha Doogar, Petar Vrcibradic, Leon

Cheng, Vartan Chalikian, Armando Solano, Luciana Vidal, Rolando Mendoza
Acoustician:
Nagata Acoustics America, Inc
Los Angeles, California
Acoustical Team:
Dr. Yasuhisa Toyota
Motoo Komoda
Kayo Kallas
Daniel Beckmann
Robert Mahoney, Robert F Mahoney & Associates
Structural Engineering:
MEP-FP Engineering:
Theater Consultant:
Lighting Designer:
Sound & Projection Consultants:
Landscape Architect:
Civil Engineer:
Gilsanz, Murray, Steficek, LLP
Cosentini & Associates
Theatre Projects Consultants
LAM Partners, Inc.
Acoustic Dimensions, Sonitus, LLC
Raymond Jungles Associates
Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc.
Construction Manger:
Hines
Performance Hall Seating:
Poltrona Frau
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MAJOR FEATURES OF NEW WORLD CENTER

Exterior:
The main entrance of New World Center is set in a soaring, 80-foot-high glass curtain wall on the
east façade, providing uninterrupted views of the skylit main atrium and the dramatic, tumbling
forms of the interior spaces beyond. Created using glass with no iron content, the curtain wall is
utterly clear and disappears when lit from within, by the skylight during the day and by the
space’s 44 programmable, multi-directional colored lights at night. The entrance is distinguished
by a white, wave-like canopy, and opens out onto the Mary and Howard Frank Plaza and the
two-and-a-half acre Miami Beach SoundScape. A 650-square-foot LED light field is positioned at
the top of the transparent wall, to brand the institution and announce its programming.
Located to the right of the atrium is the performance hall, its structure masked on the east façade
by a giant, 7,000-square-foot projection wall, adjoining the glass-fronted entrance. The projection
wall is used for outdoor presentations and is complemented by an immersive audio system in the
adjacent outdoor viewing area, ExoStage@Miami Beach SoundScape. The main viewing area
opposite the projection wall can accommodate up to 1,000 people, and is surrounded by
speakers designed to look like two giant, gently curving ballet barres.
On New World Center’s north façade, a protruding sunshade juts out over 17th Street, providing
shade for the performance hall’s window below. On the west side of building a covered walkway
leads to the adjoining Pennsylvania Avenue Garage, which is illuminated at night with LED
lighting.
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Atrium:
The six-story high, glass-fronted atrium provides a spectacular and dynamic entry-point to the
building, with its playful, tumbling geometric forms delineating the structure of the internal
spaces. When viewed from outside the building at night, these large, dramatically-lit, irregular
forms take on the character of performers on a proscenium stage, turning the building itself into
a performance. The skylit atrium incorporates the campus’ box office, a large, illuminated glass
bar with an undulating, blue-tinted titanium canopy, and baby-blue banquettes with plywood
backing. The space features polished concrete floors and painted walls.
A plasma wall, measuring 17 foot long by 6.5 foot high, lines the box office, facing the atrium and
Miami Beach SoundScape, announcing additional news about programming in the building and
on the projection wall.
The atrium also features the sculpture Taboehan (2003) by artist Frank Stella. A monumental
work in unpainted bent tubing of stainless aluminum, the 1,200-pound piece measures 116 x 240
x 102 inches and is suspended by the main entrance to the building. Donated by Miami collector
Martin Z. Margulies, Taboehan is the only work of art permanently on view at New World Center.
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Performance Hall:
The iconic performance hall is a technically sophisticated, flexible and immersive space with
seating for 756 people.
Uniquely designed entryways lead from the atrium into the hall, with two serpentine corridors
delicately narrowing and then widening to dramatically reveal the space. Visitors enter the hall in
its center, by the stage, and are greeted by a 360-degree view of the space.
Fourteen distinctive configurations of the stage and in-the-round seating allow for new
performance experiences. The hall features 247 seats that retract to offer flat-floor and
cabaret-style seating opportunities, while 10 individual mechanical stage lifts create various
performance levels. Four satellite performance platforms within the hall not only reduce
mid-concert stage resets but also alter the relationship between the performers and the
audience.
Large, 360-degree curvilinear acoustic sails span the upper half of the space, and double as
projection surfaces that will enhance the concert-going experience with theatrical lighting,
specially commissioned videos and projected contextual information from fourteen 30,000 lumen
projectors. Natural light in the performance hall is afforded via an overhead skylight and a large
panoramic window located behind the stage.
The hall’s seats are upholstered in mottled patterns of blues and white – specially designed by
Frank Gehry – which are inspired by the building’s tropical location and intended to bring imagery
of the water and sky of Miami Beach into the performance hall.

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Acoustics:
An intimate space, the performance hall is designed to support everything from solo recitals to
concerts by the New World Symphony’s full orchestra. To simulate the acoustical conditions of a
much larger concert hall within a relatively small space, the design provides sufficient volume for
the sound to develop.
The three key components of the acoustical design of the performance hall are: Room shape –
The tall ceiling, rising to approximately 50 feet above the stage, creates the volume required to
produce a warm and rich resonance for orchestral music. Small walls have also been positioned
to surround the audience in order to ensure the distribution of early reflections to all audience
members for greater clarity. Materials – Attention has been paid to the weight and surface of the
acoustic baffles, since they are the most important elements for reflecting bass tones and
creating warmth. The ceiling baffle surfaces are coated with a very thin layer of soft material to
temper the tonal quality of high frequencies, and micro-shaping has been applied to the main
walls surrounding the inner audience and the stage area in order to provide an even and diffuse
sound to the entire auditorium. Noise Control – The performance hall’s mechanical system is
designed to produce no discernible background noise, creating the acoustic rating of NC15.

Technological Capabilities:
New World Center features recording, projection and webcasting infrastructure, fully wired with
17 miles of high-speed fiber optic cable for Internet2 transmissions. Internet2 is a broadband,
next-generation Internet network connecting over 270 universities and government agencies in
the US, as well as additional organizations in parallel networks around the world. A hundred
times faster than regular Internet services, it is ideally suited for musical interaction and
education.
An exceptional environment for both audio and visual recordings, the performance hall is
outfitted with 10 fixed-position and moveable robotic HD cameras, offering 360-degree coverage
of the hall and numerous recording arrangements. The fiber-optic infrastructure of the building
allows for instantaneous editing from a remote video recording suite, or instant “wallcasting” to
the building’s exterior projection wall.

Rehearsal Spaces / Classrooms:
In addition to the performance hall, the building includes the SunTrust Pavilion, a large
multi-purpose room that serves as both the primary teaching space for the orchestra and as a
space for performances, film screenings, lectures, meetings and recordings. Located next to the
atrium on the ground floor, the east wall of the space is made of glass, allowing passersby to see
the activity inside and be encouraged to enter the building. An upper terrace permits people to
observe the activities in the Pavilion without disrupting them, and offers an expansive view over
Miami Beach SoundScape.
Additional practice and rehearsal rooms, teaching rooms, and technical suites have also been
incorporated into the design of the building. These include two ensemble rooms, each capable of
holding a master class for 20-25 Fellows, located within a structure called The Flower on the third
floor. The Knight New Media Center serves as a video and audio editing suite, allowing New
World Symphony to capture and distribute content in a digital format.

Roof Terrace:
The roof terrace on the sixth floor is accessible via two high-speed elevators, and features a
pavilion reception space, a music library and a private suite, surrounded by an oasis-like garden.

CAMPUS DIMENSIONS AND FIGURES
Total Building Size:
100,641 square feet (gross)
Performance Hall:
29,595 square feet (gross) including catwalks and back-of-house area
Public Areas:
9,288 square feet (gross)
Roof Garden:
7,950 square feet (gross)
SunTrust Pavilion:
2,400 square feet (net) with a 350 square foot technical balcony
Music Library:
1,263 square feet (net)
Coaching Practice and Rehearsal Rooms:
24 Coaching/Practice Rooms
4 Chamber Ensemble Rooms
3 Percussion Studios
3 Guest Artist Suites
1 Conference Room (designed as a rehearsal space)
1 Music Director’s Rehearsal Room
Technical Suites:
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新世界中心是由Michael Tilson Thomas創(chuàng)立的以培養(yǎng)古典音樂家的美國管弦樂學(xué)院。從這里畢業(yè)的學(xué)生在世界各地的樂團(tuán)中扮演著重要的角色。

新世界中心位于邁阿密海灘附近，音樂學(xué)校的腹地。擁有最先進(jìn)的技術(shù)和設(shè)計(jì)，周邊有2.5公頃的公共活動空間。建筑由蓋里及其合伙人事務(wù)所設(shè)計(jì)，景觀由WEST8設(shè)計(jì)。擁有550個停車位。

外觀：
入口處的80英尺幕墻讓建筑具有透明感，能一覽無余內(nèi)部空間翻滾裝的造型。幕墻采用的是不含鐵玻璃，非常透明，入口有著白色如波浪般的雨篷。中庭右側(cè)是表演廳。表演廳位置的外墻部分是一個7000平方英尺的投影墻，同時(shí)配有音響系統(tǒng)，讓人在室外也能觀賞。室外投影墻前面的位置可以容納1000人以上。新世界中心的北立面是一個突出的白色遮陽棚。

庭
中庭空間高6層，非常壯觀，空間造型呈翻滾狀。

演藝廳
756座，360度視角，十四個梯段的表演廳采用了最新技術(shù)，讓人印象深刻。其中247個座位可以移動。有10個升降舞臺。上空環(huán)繞這帆型反射板，同時(shí)也可以投影在上面（為此配備14個3萬流明的投影機(jī)），加強(qiáng)舞臺光影效果。座椅是藍(lán)色和白色的，由蓋里親自設(shè)計(jì)，靈感來自邁阿密熱帶的天空和海洋。

屋頂露臺
可以通過兩個高速電梯到達(dá)6層的屋頂露臺，這里有涼亭接待空間，音樂圖書館，私人套房。上面綠意盎然。

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