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Collegiate Gothic Roots Reflected in DesignAt first glance, it looks like a castle.
The peaked roof lines, arched entryways and brick facade provide a dramatic presence adjacent to the University of Notre Dame's main avenue.
The DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts was designed by the Los Angeles office of Hardy-Holzman-Pfei ffer Associates.
"We spent a lot of time looking at the Gothic areas of campus. We used it as inspiration for the details," said William Murray, a principal at Pfeiffer Partners Inc. in Los Angeles who served as project manager. (Hardy-Holzman-Pfe iffer Associates split into three separate firms in August.)
The architects interviewed for the job in 1997 and started planning the building the following year.
Initially, Notre Dame officials were considering building a single 2,000-seat theater.
After discussions with the university's Department of Film, Television and Theatre, it became apparent that each discipline had distinct needs.
"To share one auditorium between all the departments was not reasonable," Murray said.
As the plan developed, five separate performance spaces were deemed necessary. The result is five venues under one roof -- a concert hall, mainstage theater, studio theater, cinema, and organ and chorale hall -- plus offices, classrooms, studios and other learning space.
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