The Mercersburg Academy, Burgin Center for the Arts

Subtler interventions, none of which rely upon the stagnating reuse of historical architectural form, are occasionally needed to contribute to the evolving hierarchy of meaning and memory in traditional campus contexts. Todd Schliemann, Design Partner The building defines the eastern edge of the central open green space on this arcadian campus, which includes an historic […]

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre for Manhattan Theatre Club

In 1999, Barry Grove, Executive Producer of the Manhattan Theatre Club, contacted me to help them find a Tony-eligible Broadway venue. Standing outside at the intermission of The Iceman Cometh, I looked across 47th Street and saw the shuttered Biltmore Theater. I knew instantly it was perfect for MTC. Duncan Hazard, Management Partner Moving the […]

The Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA

My conceptual approach to the design envisions the theater as a playful assemblage of forms, which actively choreographs the theater experience and expresses the energy and spirit of the multi-cultural arts community. Todd Schliemann, Project Designer The tension between purely architectonic concerns and social ones is expressed in the design of this flexible, state-of-the-art public […]