Ed Arenius is one of Artec’s Principal Auditorium Designers and serves as coordinator of Artec's specialized information into an architectural expression. Ed is skilled in acoustic and performance equipment design, sightlines, seating, and performance facility planning. This technical knowledge of Auditorium Design and planning compliments his coordination role bringing together the wide-ranging experience and knowledge of the Artec team to create cohesive architectural concepts. He has overall Design responsibility for projects ranging from concert halls to pop entertainment venues in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.
Ed joined Artec in 1990 as a drafter assisting the Artec team in the design of performance venues and associated technical systems. Ed left Artec in 1994 only to be persuaded by Artec’s late founder, Russell Johnson, to return to Artec in 1995 as the Director of Design and Production.
Since 1995, Ed has been able to apply his architectural training and 22 years of industry experience to his work coordinating the Artec team. This close collaborative work has enabled Artec’s facilities to maintain and expand on the signature qualities that have set Artec’s projects apart as world class performance venues. Ed’s innovative and collaborative design approach has allowed him to thrive as a Principal Auditorium Designer and Partner of the firm.
Ed has been honored to work on many projects around the world including; The Bartók National Concert Hall, Palace of Arts, Budapest, Hungary; Salle Pleyel Renovation, Paris, France; Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA, USA; Concert Hall, Culture and Congress Centre Lucerne, Switzerland; Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, New York, USA; SangNam Hall, LG Arts Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Sibelius Hall, Congress Concert Centre, Lahti, Finland; Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Symphony Hall, International Convention Centre, Birmingham, UK, and many others.
Ed is currently working on The North Jutland House of Music in Aalborg, Denmark with architects Coop Himmelb(l)au; The National Music Forum in Wrocław, Poland with architect Stefan Kurlowicz; The Zarautz Arts Center in Zarautz, Spain with Coop Himmelb(l)au; The Star performing Arts Center in Singapore with Andrew Bromberg of AEDAS; and La Maison Symphonique de Montréal in Montréal, Québec, Canada with Diamond and Schmitt Architects.
Ed received his Bachelor of Architecture Degree from Spring Garden College in Philadelphia and worked as Project Architect at Sullivan Associates in Philadelphia before joining Artec. His award winning concept drawing for the Philadelphia City Hall Centennial architectural competition is now part of the permanent collection of The Atwater-Kent Museum in Philadelphia.
Ed's projects experience involves the following:
- Accolade Project, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, FL, USA
- Auditorium de Dijon, Dijon, France
- The Bartók National Concert Hall, Palace of Arts, Budapest, Hungary
- Caldwell Hall, Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, USA
- Center for Ukrainian Music, Mystetskij Arsenal, Kiev, Ukraine
- Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Concert Theater, Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, Duluth, Georgia, USA
- Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Concert Hall, Kulturforum Westfalen, Munster, Germany
- Darat King Abdullah II Performing Arts Center, Amman, Jordan
- Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, Florida, USA
- Elstein Music and Arts Center, Zichron Yaákov, Israel
- Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
- Festival Performance Hall, Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
- Four Rivers Performing Arts Center, Paducah, Kentucky, USA
- Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
- Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York, New York, USA
- Grande Theatre Du Bouregreg, Rabat, Morocco
- Harpa: Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Harvey Theatre, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, Michigan, USA
- Jiangsu Grand Theater competition, Jiangsu, Republic of China
- International Convention Centre, Birmingham, UK
- The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Kravis Center for Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
- La Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- Manon Caine Russell Kathryn Caine Wanlass Performance Hall, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
- Mariinsky II Opera House, St. Petersburg, Russia
- McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Mexico City Concert Hall, Mexico City, Mexico
- Multipurpose Venue, Santiago, Chile
- Musikhuset Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
- National Music Forum, Wrocław, Poland
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA
- North Jutland House of Music, Aalborg, Denmark
- Orpheus Theatre and Congress Centre, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
- The Palladium, Carmel Performing Arts Center, Carmel, Indiana, USA
- Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
- River Run Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Salle Françoys-Bernier Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Saint-Irénée, Québec, Canada
- Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
- Sang Nam Hall, LG Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California, USA
- Sibelius Hall, Congress and Concert Centre, Lahti, Finland
- Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, New York, USA
- The Star Performing Arts Centre, Singapore
- Studio 4 Maison de la Radio Flagey, Brussels, Belgium
- Sunny Development West Kowloon Cultural District Submission, Hong Kong, SAR
- The Tarkington and Studio Theater, Carmel, Indiana, USA
- West Kowloon Cultural District Development Plan, Hong Kong SAR
- Winspear Centre for Music, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Yuxi Cultural Center- Yuxi City, People’s Republic of China
- Zarautz Arts Centre, Zarautz, Spain
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