architecture photos courtesy william rawn associates MERIT award Studzinski recital hall Location: Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine Architect: William Rawn Associates, Architects Theatre Consultant: Theatre Projects Consultants Acoustician: Kirkegaard Associate Opened: May 2007 Estimated Cost of Construction: $8.8 million S tudzinski Recital Hall, on the Bowdoin College campus, is a renovation of a McKim, Mead, and White swimming pool into a 282-seat recital hall. While keeping the exterior intact, the interior was carved out and reinforced to provide an acoustical volume appropriate for the school's music program. Adjustable acoustical curtains allow the room's acoustics to be tuned to each performance. In addition to the recital hall, the facility also houses a rehearsal room and nine practice rooms. S P R I N G 2008 theatre design & technology 47