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Exterior evening view of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia renovated by MGA Partners, showing lively concertgoers.

Mann Center For The Performing Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Interior of the Maltz Performing Arts Center at Case Western Reserve University showing a restored historic sanctuary.

Maltz Performing Arts Center

Case Western
Reserve University

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Exterior view of the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Philadelphia designed by MGA Partners, featuring athletic fields and community recreation spaces under a blue sky.

Salvation Army Kroc Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Nighttime exterior of the Perelman Building, showcasing its Art Deco façade.

Bronze Award for Design Excellence
AIA Pennsylvania

Award for Design Excellence
AIA Philadelphia

Interior photograph of the Perelman Auditorium by MGA Partners.

A terraced podium of seats gathers the audience, a tech cube composes the space, a proscenium frame focuses the room, a textured scrim adjusts the ceiling plane, and new acoustic wall panels redefine the enclosure.

Architectural diagram of the Perelman Auditorium illustrating the new seating arrangement, lighting, and acoustic improvement
Single red auditorium chair against a neutral wall, highlighting the project’s restrained material palette.
Detail of the Perelman Auditorium interior showing minimalist finishes, tiered seating platforms, and subtle lighting along t
Interior photograph of the Perelman Auditorium by MGA Partners.
Entryway to the Perelman Auditorium by MGA Partners with open double doors framing a blue accent wall.
Aerial view of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Benjamin Franklin Parkway showing the museum’s connection to Fairmount Park

In 2007, the Museum expanded by transforming the Perelman Building into galleries and administrative offices. Ten years later, this project further activates the building by transforming its center section to become an important Auditorium for the Museum.

Site plan of the Philadelphia Museum of Art highlighting the location of the Perelman Auditorium.
Interior view of the renovated Perelman Auditorium by MGA Partners at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Perelman Auditorium
Philadelphia Art Museum

The Philadelphia Art Museum is sited on the axis of Benjamin Franklin Parkway that connects the city center with Fairmount Park, the largest urban park in the world. Many prominent institutions and notable buildings line the great diagonal boulevard to create a remarkable cultural corridor. Located adjacent to the Museum is the Perelman Building, formerly the headquarters of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, designed in 1927 by Zantzinger, Borie, and Medary, and considered today as the most significant example of Art Deco style architecture in the city.

The new Auditorium restores the commanding views of the Parkway by opening up the (formerly blocked) flanking rows of historic windows. With transparency restored between the urban park setting and the gathering within, the space is repurposed to become a room that reconnects to the city. 

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4,000 sf

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