Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre Wins Best Overall Project by Architectural Engineering Institute
Boston University’s Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre and the engineering firm Vanderweil Engineers which provided the engineering, energy modeling, and LEED consulting for the construction of Booth Theatre has received several accolades from the Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI)’s 2022 Professional Project Awards.
Announced this month (April 2022) at the AEI virtual awards ceremony, Booth Theatre received the following awards:
- Best Overall Project (under 100 million)
- Award of Excellence – Architectural Engineering Integration
- Award of Merit – Construction Management and Methods
- Award of Merit – Structural Systems Design
The Professional Project Awards showcase the best and brightest of the current design and construction landscape. The projects submitted highlight not only the ingenuity and technical knowledge of architectural engineers around the world but the leaps the profession is taking and the baseline for what projects will look like as we move into a more advanced built world.
— Daniel S. Grauerholz, LEED AP BD+C, PPA Chair, Assistant Project Manager, PROJECT MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC.
Read more about the 2022 winners
Boston University Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre
The 250-seat Boston University Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre is located at the heart of the Charles River campus at 820 Commonwealth Ave., Brookline. The LEED Silver Certified facility is a learning environment that educates the next generation of artists and engages audiences in immersive theatrical experiences. The purposeful, flexible design of Booth Theatre, which adjoins the College of Fine Arts Production Center, fully transforms for each production, allowing for unique performance and audience experiences. Designed by internationally-recognized Elkus Manfredi Architects and listed among the best new architectural structures around the globe (Wallpaper magazine, 2019), the building’s massive tipped façade serves as a mirror, coupled with a proscenium-inspired wrapper, to put pedestrians and Comm Ave on stage. Learn more at bu.edu/booth.