Jay Pritzker Pavilion Facts and Figures
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SCHEDULE
Design Commencement – June 1999
Completion – July 2004
Dedication – July 24, 2004
SIZE
Includes 95,000 square foot lawn area; 4,000 fixed seats and approximately 7,000 lawn seats
DESCRIPTION
The
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in
Millennium Park is one of the world’s most state-of-the-art
outdoor music pavilions featuring a proscenium surrounded by billowing curves of stainless steel and a steel trellis that spans the audience.
OWNER
City of Chicago
ARCHITECT
Gehry Partners, LLP
Los Angeles, California
ARCHITECTURAL TEAM
Frank Gehry, Design Partner
Craig Webb, Project Designer
PROJECT TEAM
Reza Bagherzadeh, Chris Banks, Saffet Bekiroglu, Tom Besai, Manoucher Eslami, James Jackson, Leigh Jerrard, Kurt Komraus, Jason Luk, David May, Chris Mazzier, Frank Medrano, Sy Melgazo, Napolean Merana, Chris Mercier, Julianna Morais, Diego Petrate, Birgit Schneider, Tensho Takemori, Karen Tom, Scott Uriu, Adam Wheeler
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Public Building Commission of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
OWP/P Architects
Chicago, Illinois
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
McDonough Associates
Chicago, Illinois
THEATER CONSULTANT AND LIGHTING DESIGNER
Schuler Shook
Chicago, Illinois
ACOUSTICAL CONSULTANT AND AUDIO SYSTEMS DESIGN
TALASKE | SOUND THINKING
Oak Park, Illinois
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
URS Construction Services
Chicago, Illinois
CONTRACTOR
Walsh Construction
Chicago, Illinois