2006 merit award USITT Jazz at Lincoln Center Location Architect Theatre Consultant Acoustician Opened New York, New York Rafael Viñoly Architects PC Artec Consultants Inc. Sound of Jazz (a joint venture specifically for this project) October 2004 J azz was conceived as an arts center dedicated specifically to the performance of jazz music, while also recognizing the inevitable multi-purpose use of its venues. The largest venue at the center is Rose Theater, a proscenium space with full fly tower that seats about 1,100 in its theatrical configuration and 1,230 when seating towers are deployed to encircle the stage. The Allen Room, with 300- to 500-seat capacity, is noted for its use of natural light and view overlooking Columbus Circle. A less formal venue is the 140-seat Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. The venue's halls are housed on the fifth through seventh floors of the Time Warner Center. 28 THEATRE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY SPRING 2006