Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million.

The Civic Arts Plaza contains the Countrywide Performing Arts Center consisting of two theaters. In addition, Thousand Oaks' City Hall is also located on the property. The size of the entire Civic Arts Plaza Complex is convert|208000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on, while the size of the Government Center is convert|87000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on.

Resident performing arts companies in the Countrywide Performing Arts Center are the Cabrillo Music Theatre, Festival Ballet, and the New West Symphony.

Architecture

The design is similar in style to the original City Hall, which is located on Lynn Rd. across from The Oaks, and to the Grant R. Brimhall Library, which is the main library for the city.

The exterior construction style consists of steel structures, with beige steel-troweled stucco, architectural concrete, a zinc roof and columns, and a sandstone wall finish.

The architect was Antoine Predock. His body of work has grown as much in scale and variety as in influence since 1980, veering from the simple-but-bold California lifeguard cage to the desertlike mass of his Nelson Fine Arts Center at Arizona State University in Tempe.

Performing arts and other facilities

* Fred Kavli Theatre for the Performing ArtsThe Kavli Theatre is convert|99000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on and seats 1,800 in four tiers and side boxes. It is mainly used for performing arts. Its flooring is Italian granite with walls in Ipir wood paneling.

*Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre.The Scherr Forum Theatre is a dual purpose facility with several different seating configurations and is convert|22000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on. Seating capacity ranges from 278 for City Council meetings and up to 394 for theatrical productions.

*Mary and Richard Carpenter Plaza Park is a convert|3|acre|m2|sing=on park in front of the Civic Arts Plaza, which includes the Anthony J. Tesoro Courtyard of the Oaks.

*Public Open Area Space. The complex's open space areas include a three-acre park and convert|10000|sqft|m2|-3|abbr=on. of outdoor plazas.

*Six level parking garage with a capacity of 666 vehicles plus an additional 37 outdoor parking spaces [ [http://www.toaks.org/theatre/info/about/history.asp Official website with history] ] .

References

ee also

*List of concert halls

External links

* [http://www.toaks.org Official website]