Archinect - News 2024-12-22T03:56:03-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150384215/gehry-partners-and-mark-cavagnero-associates-named-to-design-proposed-louise-m-davies-symphony-hall-renovation-in-san-francisco Gehry Partners and Mark Cavagnero Associates named to design proposed Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall renovation in San Francisco Josh Niland 2023-10-13T18:29:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0d/0d73152de2f8b7d0ec5ebca800a76f4a.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A plan from <a href="https://archinect.com/gehry" target="_blank">Gehry Partners, LLP.</a> and<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/8516547/mark-cavagnero-associates" target="_blank"> Mark Cavagnero Associates</a> to renovate the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra&rsquo;s 43-year-old Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall building is moving forward after a proposal was made public for the first time.&nbsp;</p> <p>In September, the client submitted a proposal to begin the entitlement process for renovations to the <a href="https://archinect.com/skidmoreowingsmerrill" target="_blank">SOM</a> and Pietro Belluschi-designed structure. The goal is to make the Symphony &ldquo;publicly accessible, transparent, and inviting,&rdquo; according to its press release. The institution says it is still in the exploratory phase of the process and cautions it has yet to commit to a project or submitted any other permits as the concepts are explored further.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1ae1ca7cfc49bfe769888f5f49b449b5.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1ae1ca7cfc49bfe769888f5f49b449b5.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. Image by Drew Altizer/Courtesy of San Francisco Symphony Hall.</figcaption></figure><p>Gehry, whose longstanding collaboration with noted acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota will again take centerstage when the expanded <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150302883/frank-gehry-reveals-an-upgraded-design-for-downtown-la-s-transformational-colburn-center" target="_blank">Colburn School of Music</a> campus project breaks ground in ...</p>