Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 1-Night Shot of Street View
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 2- Balcony View
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 3- Side View
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 4- Rigging Wall
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 5- Lobby
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 6- Corridor
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 7- Rear Exterior
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Nate Holden Performing Arts Center

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Type: Arts & Entertainment
Civic

Awards: 2004 AIA-SFV Citation Award
2001 City of LA, Cultural Affairs Department Design Excellence Award
1998 AIA-SFV Merit Award

We were the Architect and Theatre Consultant for the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center complex (previously The Ebony Theatre).  This theatre consists of a 400 seat, strong-thrust theatre with fly loft and support facilities, a 120 seat black box theatre, a video sound stage, a restaurant / jazz club, an art gallery and four live / work loft studios. 

This project for the Los Angeles Re-development Agency replaces the existing historic theatre complex, the oldest African-American owned theatre in the US, and restaurant which had to be demolished due to safety concerns.  A tensile structure protects the plaza; the lobby simultaneously serves all of the venues in the complex.