Bridging the gaps between design and the public through intelligent engineering is one of SKA’s core goals. Making a positive impact on the communities where we live and work empowers our talent to push beyond the normal boundaries of good design to create public spaces that house, inspire, and move people. From tackling delicate engineering of a mile-high swinging bridge to war memorials and state park visitor centers, music venues and performing arts theaters, SKA engineers approach community design with the same tenacity and pursuit of the most innovative solutions possible. Whether designing acoustically sophisticated concert halls, flexible performance spaces, or entertainment venues that bring communities together, we create environments the community will embrace and enjoy for decades to come.
FEATURED PROJECTS
Steven Tanger Center for Performing Arts
The $85M Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts features a 3,000 seat auditorium with a single balcony. The tiered seating was designed to provide uninterrupted sight-lines to the stage. The stage features a full orchestra pit, design for a future trap door,...
UNC School of the Arts Stevens Center
Originally a 1929 silent movie theatre, the Stevens Center is a magnificently restored neoclassical theatre located in downtown Winston-Salem. Re-opened in April of 1983, it is the primary performance space for several local and state arts organizations. In 2000,...
Van Dyke Performing Arts
The Van Dyke Performance Space was an addition to the Greensboro Cultural Arts Center. The addition provided a flexible performance space for Greensboro’s performing arts community. The 7,500 square foot Performance Space addition included a shock-absorbing stage and...
Koka Booth Amphitheatre
SKA joined with a local architect to provide design services required for an electrical renovation for the Koka Booth Amphitheater. The scope of work included demolition drawings for existing pole lighting, bollard lighting, stair lighting and pit electrical conduits....
Greensboro Coliseum
SKA has provided all of the structural engineering design services for the Greensboro Coliseum for the past 50 years. The projects have ranged widely in type and size from minor maintenance improvements to major renovations such as the 1993 expansion and the recent...
UNC Greensboro Brown Building
The Brown Building facility served as the Music Building for years, but it was converted to more administrative space during the renovations. The Theatre within the space was completely renovated to create a Theater in the Round atmosphere. In addition to the interior...