The new venue, seating about 160 for most uses, is housed in The Ivy on Boren, sharing the ground floor with an art gallery.
Cornish College of the Arts, situated only a few blocks from Amazon’s global headquarters near downtown Seattle, is surrounded by some of the nation’s highest-priced real estate. As one consequence, when the school first proposed expanding into a new performance and learning facility, maximizing the utilization of the space was a top priority. Fortunately, by implementing a Constellation acoustic system by Meyer Sound, the recently opened Raisbeck Auditorium can provide the optimum aural ambiance for lectures, drama, film screenings, and dance recitals as well as concerts spanning all musical genres.