| This theatre has been
faithfully restored to the original 1920s Thomas Lamb
design and opened in September 1989 with Andrew Lloyd
Webber's "Phantom of the Opera". Special
acoustical concerns included the discrete integration
of acoustical fabrics and the noise control design of
HVAC equipment above and below the theatre. The
restored building seats 2200 people and is one of the
busiest theatres in Canada. For years it out sold
Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, English Canada's
cathedral of ice hockey located just up the street.
In Canada, selling more seats than hockey is quite an
achievement! This
project was carried out at Barman Swallow Associates,
which later merged into Aercoustics Engineering. The
project engineer was John O'Keefe. The partner in charge was
John Swallow, currently with John Swallow Associates.
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