Mondavi Center

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Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Mondavi Center
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Mondavi Center
LocationUnincorporated Yolo County adjacent to Davis, California
Coordinates 38°32′04″N121°44′56″W / 38.53443°N 121.74883°W / 38.53443; -121.74883
Owner University of California, Davis
TypePerforming arts center
Capacity Jackson Hall: 1,801
Vanderhoef Studio Theater: 250
Construction
OpenedOctober 3, 2002 (2002-10-03)
Architect Boora Architects
Website
www.mondaviarts.org
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Mondavi Center, interior view

The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue located on the UC Davis campus in unincorporated Yolo County, California. It is named for arts patron and vineyard operator Robert Mondavi, who donated US$10 million to help with the building costs, and who also helped finance The Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science on the same campus.

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Mondavi Center opened on October 3, 2002, for the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra and today serves as a venue for musical concerts, theater, dance, lecturers and other entertainers. [1] The façade is a large glass-panelled lobby that is surrounded by sandstone that also lines the interior walls.

Performance and other facilities

The facilities include:

Architecture and design

The facility was designed by Boora Architects of Portland, Oregon as a box within a box in order to insulate the hall from the sound of the nearby freeway and train tracks. The center also features moveable panels that can adjust the acoustics of the main hall and an orchestra shell on air casters.

Many green construction techniques were used to further the university's commitment to the environment and sustainable construction methods. [2]


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References

  1. DCN and Yolo County Library (2003). "Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts". The Davis Community Network. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2006.
  2. BOORA Architects. "Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts" . Retrieved 22 June 2010.