Mission 
The Architecture Commission’s mission is to promote the understanding of the architect’s role in the design of theatres and performance spaces, and to provide an architectural resource for members and the professional community on theatre design. 

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Projects 
Architecture Awards Program
The USITT Architecture Awards Program recognizes, both publicly and professionally, architectural projects that provide design excellence and the ability to resolve design challenges present in large and small projects for old and new theatres. These challenges can be aesthetic, regulatory, technical, or operational challenges.
 
Since 1994, Honor Awards (the highest designation) and Merit Awards have been presented at the Awards Banquet culminating the Annual Conference & Stage Expo. Previous winners can be viewed here. Application forms are distributed each fall and submissions are reviewed by a jury. 
 
Architectural and Theatre Students "Ideal Theatre" Design Competition
Theatre students become “the Client” and architectural students become “the Designer” in the Architectural and Theatre Students "Ideal Theatre" Design Competition. The students work together as a team to design their university’s ideal theatre. Previous competition winners can be viewed here.  2012 application and instructions will be available soon. 

Commissioners/Contacts

• Scott F. Georgeson, FAIA, Commissioner 
• Anthony Shou, Vice-Commissioner for Programming 
• Raymond Kent, Vice-Commissioner for Special Projects 
• William Murray, AIA, Vice-Commissioner for Awards