UCLA Royce Hall Auditorium Seismic Evaluation and Historic Retrofit
CA | Los Angeles
D,etails
- Size: 280,000 square feet
- Completion Date: 2007
Awards
- Superior Structural Engineering Excellence Award, 1996 Structural Engineers Association of California
- Design Award, 1999 California Preservation Foundation
- Honor Award, 1999 United States Institute of Theatre Technology
Team
- Architect: CO Architects, Barton Phelps & Associates
- Contractor: Morley Builders
The renovation and seismic upgrade of Royce Hall, one of UCLA’s original historic campus core buildings which was severely damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The structural design restricts the potential displacement of its museum quality masonry exterior walls and preserves its historic finishes, while recognizing the life safety issues critical to this theater. The project was awarded the “1996 Superior Structural Engineering Excellence Award,” the highest honor bestowed by the Structural Engineers Association of California.
