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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

04 Sep 2016

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 2016

Page

7

Hancher opens new theater blending indoors with outdoors

Architects led by Cesar Pelli created a dramatic steel and Cypress clad theater on higher ground overlooking the former Hancher site. The building features 14 000 brushed steel panels, floor to ceiling windows, a grand lobby, a 300 seat terrace cafe, and a flexible acoustics system for Emanuel Ax Yo Yo Ma and major productions.

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Hancher Cesar Pelli Swanson Iowa River Levitt Center For University Advancement Pelli Petronas Kuala Lumpur Malaysia World Financial Center Manhattan Marcel Marceau Mikhail Baryshnikov Wallace Chappell Iowa City Stanley Cafe Chappell Emanuel Ax Yo-Yo Ma Cleveland Orchestra Boston Pops Voxman Music Voxman
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Hancher By The Numbers

Project overview of Hancher Auditorium with key figures and facts. Highlights include location 141 E Park Rd Iowa City, 176 million funding from FEMA UI and donors, design by Pelli Clarke Pelli and OPN Architects, 30 months each phase, 1 million plus person hours, 200 daily workers at peak, 191977 square feet, LEED Gold, 180000 linear feet of cypress wood, 14000 stainless panels, 1800 seat main theater, Strauss Hall 100 to 200 seats, extensive concrete and steel construction, acoustics emphasis, and multiple rehearsal spaces. Source University of Iowa.

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E. Park Rd Iowa City FEMA University of Iowa Pelli Clarke Pelli New Haven Conn OPN Architects Cedar Rapids Handher Hander Iowa
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Hancher Opening Info and Events at Iowa City

Hancher at 141 E Park Rd Iowa City hosts a 3 to 4 p m opening ceremony with speakers and performances on its stage. Free open houses 4 to 7 p m Friday and 2 to 5 p m Sept 11 with self guided tours. Outdoor concert Trombone Shorty Orleans Avenue Preservation Hall Jazz Band 7 30 p m Sept 16. Gala sold out An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life featuring Steve Martin Martin Short 7 30 p m Sept 24. Road construction affects routes to Hancher and US campus daily Icgov updates Nested site links included.

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Hancher E. Park Rd Iowa City Levitt Center Hancher Auditorium Trombone Shorty Orleans Preservation Hall Hancher Green Steve Martin Martin Short Martin Steep Canyon Rangers Jeff Babko Uiowa Edu Icgov Iowa-City-Gateway
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