Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center
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The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts
and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California
. It was built in 1994 on the former site of Jungleland
at a cost of $63.8 million. The project was designed by AIA Gold Medal
architect Antoine Predock
in combined Postmodern
and Modern architecture
styles.
The Kavli Theatre is 99000 sq ft (9,197.4 m²) and seats 1,800 in four tiers and side boxes. It is mainly used for performing arts. Its flooring is Italian granite with walls in Ipir wood paneling. The distance from the front lip of the stage to the last row of the balcony is 118 feet—just 28 feet (8.5 m) more than the distance between home plate and first base in a major league ballpark.
The Scherr Forum Theatre is a dual purpose facility with several different seating configurations and is 22000 sq ft (2,043.9 m²). Seating capacity ranges from 278 for City Council meetings and up to 394 for theatrical productions - 120 seats can be lowered to the basement at the flip of a switch.
The Mary and Richard Carpenter Plaza Park is a 3 acres (1.2 ha) park in front of the Civic Arts Plaza, which includes the Anthony J. Tesoro Courtyard of the Oaks.
The Anthony J. Tesoro Courtyard of the Oaks is the main courtyard in the front of the Civic Arts Plaza. The courtyard includes the Josepine & Joseph Tesoro and Agnes & Gene Fox outdoor stage. The floor of the courtyard is made from bricks that for a small donation can be inscribed with an individuals name or the name of a loved one. The courtyard also includes a time capsule that is filled with time related articles every 25 years by the fifth graders in town. It will be opened in the year 2064 on the one hundredth anniversary of Thousand Oaks cityhood.
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Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California
Thousand Oaks, California
Thousand Oaks is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak....
. It was built in 1994 on the former site of Jungleland
Jungleland USA
Jungleland USA was a theme park in Thousand Oaks, California, United States, on the current site of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.Louis Goebel created Jungleland in 1926 as an animal training center for Hollywood. It later became one of Southern California's first theme parks. It opened to the...
at a cost of $63.8 million. The project was designed by AIA Gold Medal
AIA Gold Medal
The AIA Gold Medal is awarded by the American Institute of Architects conferred "by the national AIA Board of Directors in recognition of a significant body of work of lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture."...
architect Antoine Predock
Antoine Predock
Antoine Predock is an American architect based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Antoine Predock is the Principal of Antoine Predock Architect PC. The studio was established in 1967...
in combined Postmodern
Postmodern architecture
Postmodern architecture began as an international style the first examples of which are generally cited as being from the 1950s, but did not become a movement until the late 1970s and continues to influence present-day architecture...
and Modern architecture
Modern architecture
Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...
styles.
Performing arts and other facilities
- Fred Kavli Theatre for the Performing Arts
The Kavli Theatre is 99000 sq ft (9,197.4 m²) and seats 1,800 in four tiers and side boxes. It is mainly used for performing arts. Its flooring is Italian granite with walls in Ipir wood paneling. The distance from the front lip of the stage to the last row of the balcony is 118 feet—just 28 feet (8.5 m) more than the distance between home plate and first base in a major league ballpark.
- Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre.
The Scherr Forum Theatre is a dual purpose facility with several different seating configurations and is 22000 sq ft (2,043.9 m²). Seating capacity ranges from 278 for City Council meetings and up to 394 for theatrical productions - 120 seats can be lowered to the basement at the flip of a switch.
- Mary and Richard Carpenter Plaza Park
The Mary and Richard Carpenter Plaza Park is a 3 acres (1.2 ha) park in front of the Civic Arts Plaza, which includes the Anthony J. Tesoro Courtyard of the Oaks.
- Anthony J. Tesoro Courtyard of the Oaks
The Anthony J. Tesoro Courtyard of the Oaks is the main courtyard in the front of the Civic Arts Plaza. The courtyard includes the Josepine & Joseph Tesoro and Agnes & Gene Fox outdoor stage. The floor of the courtyard is made from bricks that for a small donation can be inscribed with an individuals name or the name of a loved one. The courtyard also includes a time capsule that is filled with time related articles every 25 years by the fifth graders in town. It will be opened in the year 2064 on the one hundredth anniversary of Thousand Oaks cityhood.
- Public Open Area Space. The complex's open space areas include a 3 acres (1.2 ha) park and 10000 sq ft (929 m²). of outdoor plazas.
- Six level parking garage with a capacity of 666 vehicles plus an additional 37 outdoor parking spaces
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