Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 06, 2011
Urban Style Group, the architectural firm for the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts campus, is proud to see their client?s project honored with the Grand Prize at the 2011 Los Angeles Architectural Awards. The USC Cinematic Arts collection of buildings was awarded the honor by the Los Angeles Building Council (LABC) at the 41st annual awards program held on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Marriott in LA live.
The awards had been hosted by the LABC to recognized project teams responsible for Los Angeles? best architecture. A jury of 14 design and developing specialists reviewed hundreds of submittals and selected 36 winning projects in 20 categories. The awards recognize projects that have pushed the boundaries of design, and improved the quality of life for Angelenos. Winning projects had been selected based on their contribution to the Los Angeles landscape, with criteria such as aesthetic design value, use of materials and contribution to the fabric of the neighborhood/community.
?It was an honor to collaborate with USC, the School of Cinematic Arts, the LucasFilm Foundation and our highly skilled style and construction team, on such a unique and rewarding project,? mentioned Raymond R. Kahl, AIA, Principal of Urban Design Group. ?Our team was encouraged by USC to adopt and transform the University?s present techniques of construction. By using an integrated team approach and adapting the way developing information modeling is employed in all phases of style and construction, as properly as in facility management, UDG was able to deliver the project properly below spending budget and ahead of schedule. This project demanded our team?s finest effort in delivering developing performance and adaptability. USC?s vision has set a new standard for other educational institutions, but most importantly, it has contributed to the legacy of preparing students for the future of the cinematic arts profession.?
USC?s School of Cinematic Arts is recognized as 1 of the most prestigious film programs in the globe and is the oldest film school in the United States. When the project was 1st undertaken, the existing facility was severely overcrowded and not up to current building code. UDG worked with the school and university to create the very best solution for the school?s current and lengthy-term needs.
The first phase of the new School of Cinematic Arts consisted of two roughly mirror-imaged buildings, symmetrically placed around a central courtyard. The second phase replaced the existing sound stages with 4 new stages and a support creating that connect by means of a smaller, a lot more intimate set of courtyards to a new classroom constructing adjacent to the first phase structure. All physical spaces, including the new Robert Zemeckis Center for the Digital Arts, are connected by the most up-to-date technology. Therefore, cinematic projects can be studied or composed simultaneously throughout the school.
The 4-floor structure with 1 sub-level floor equals 134,000-square-foot of space. This developing is the web site for the administrative and much of the instructional functions of the school. It consists of offices, eight classrooms, 3 huge-format mixing labs, 23 conference rooms, four screening rooms, a 70-seat theater, a 100-seat theater, a 200-seat theater, a 700-square-foot exhibition space and a 200-seat indoor/outdoor caf