"It's an excellent fit for both Arup and David," said Neill Woodger, principal and leader of the Arup Acoustics practice in the Americas. "He has worked with Arup for more than 20 years on key arts projects around the world. His expertise in theatre planning and design brings an important skill set to our practice, augmenting our existing acoustics, lighting, simulation, venue consulting and engineering disciplines and allowing us to provide a complete and integrated package of services to performing arts clients."
Taylor joins Arup after 21 years with Theatre Projects Consultants. His performing arts projects over the last decade include the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, New Amsterdam Theatre in New York, Hyperion Theatre at Disneyland, Goodman Theatres in Chicago, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, San Jose and Seattle Repertory Theatres as well as new homes for the Seattle Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra and New World Symphony. His international experience includes projects in Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe and the UK, including the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas Hall in Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orange Tree and Tricycle Theatres in London.
"There is an unrivalled experience and knowledge base of creative design and engineering within Arup, and I am tremendously excited to lead the firm's work on innovative solutions for a diverse body of performing arts clients," Taylor said.
(Jim Evans)
