Performing Arts
Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia
Shimby participated in an in-depth study of the Sydney Concert Hall's acoustics to determine how the natural sound of the room could be improved with minimal impact on the historic architecture of the room's interior.
Extensive insitu testing, measurement and computer modeling were performed to develop solutions that resulted in much improved sound for audience members and performers alike. Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia
Xalapa Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall - Xalapa, Mexico Royal Festival Hall - London, UK Meyerhoff Symphony Hall – Baltimore, MD EMPAC - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Schermerhorn Symphony Center – Nashville, TN Cyprus Cultural Centre - Nicosia, Cyprus Atlanta Symphony Center – Atlanta, GA National Concert Hall - Dublin, Ireland Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall - Wellesley College Teatro Castro Alves - Salvador, Brazil Heinz Hall – Pittsburgh, PA Chapin Hall - Williams College DOTY Recital Hall - SUNY Geneseo TV and Theater Building - SUNY Purchase Rhinehart Music Center - Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne University Chenery Auditorium - Kalamazoo, MI DECC Auditorium – Duluth, MN ETA Creative Arts Center - Chicago, IL Fairchild Theatre - East Lansing, MI Rehearsal Facilities - Florida Grand Opera Hennepin Theatre - Minneapolis, MN Performing Arts Center - Pittsburg State University Conservatory of Music - Puerto Rico Edman Memorial Chapel Addition - Wheaton College Shalin Liu Performance Center – Rockport, MA Saenger Theater - Pensacola, FL War Memorial - San Francisco, CA Sandler Center for the Performing Arts - Virginia Beach, VA Studzinski Recital Hall - Bowdoin College Recital Hall - University of Indiana South Bend |
Education
Saieh Hall of Economics - University of Chicago, IL
Shimby worked with Anne Beha Architects and was project manager and lead acoustician for the University of Chicago's new Saieh Hall of Economics.
The first phase of the project involved the conversion of the historic Chicago Theological Seminary into a modern education building with large lecture halls and public gathering spaces. The second phase was a new construction building which added additional office, classroom and lecture spaces to the facility. Bell Museum of Natural History - Minneapolis, MN
Harold Washington Hall - Chicago State University Back of the Yards High School - Chicago Public Schools Gwendolyn Brooks Academy - Chicago Public Schools Jones College Prep - Chicago Public Schools Eric Solorio Academy High School - Chicago Public Schools South Shore High School - Chicago Public Schools Southwest Area High School - Chicago Public Schools Gary Comer College Prep - Chicago, IL Lincoln Way West High School - New Lenox, IL Classroom Building - Marquette Law School Merit School of Music - Chicago, IL Museum Science and Industry - Chicago, IL Stevens Building - Northern Illinois University Welch Hall - Rockefeller University Spence School - New York, NY Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies - Chicago, IL Milton Friedman School of Economics - University of Chicago Arts Complex - University of Central Florida David Logan Perfoming Arts Center - University of Chicago School of Music - University of Oregon Booth Hall - University of Southern California Divinity School - Yale University Swing Space - Yale University |
Worship Spaces
Valparaiso Chapel - Valparaiso University
Shimby performed measurements and computer modeling to assess the existing acoustics of the Valparaiso Chapel. With this information he developed finish and sound isolation recommendations to complement a new sound system being specified by Kirkegaard Associates.
3rd Baptist Church - Chicago, IL
Christ Church - Oak Brook, IL Christ the King Church - Lombard, IL Sykes Chapel - University of Tampa Temple Beth Elohim - Wellesley, MA Valparaiso Chapel - Valparaiso University Centennial Chapel - Olivet Nazarene University Inspiring Body of Christ Church - Dallas, TX St. John Evangelist Cathedral - St. John, IN St. Raphael Archangel Church - Antioch, IL |
Commercial
Intercontinental Hotel - Chicago, IL
Shimby performed a comprehensive vibration propagation survey of guest accommodations to determine how extensive foundation repair would impact background noise levels throughout the historic hotel.
Kids Play World - St. Charles, IL
Intercontinental Hotel - Chicago, IL PPM America Inc - Chicago, IL Project Honor - Racine, WI ProLogis Warehouse - Romeoville, IL Tripp Lite - Chicago, IL Argonne National Laboratory - Argonne, IL Reeden Broadcasting Studio - Oakbrook Terrace, IL |
Residential
Garlands of Barrington - Barrington, IL
The Garlands is an independent living retirement community in Barrington, IL outside Chicago. Shimby designed the interior acoustics of communal gathering spaces and specified sound isolation and noise control solutions for individual residential units.
Old Spanish Village - Miami, FL
1717 N. Damen Condominium - Chicago, IL 233 E. 13th St. Condominium - Chicago, IL Garlands of Barrington Retirement Community - Barrington, IL Monroe Commons Condominiums - Madison, WI |