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ASU Gammage (formerly known as Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium) is a multipurpose performing arts center at 1200 South Forest Avenue at East Apache Boulevard in Tempe, Arizona, within the main campus of Arizona State University (ASU).
In 1957, ASU past President Grady Gammage had a vision to create a distinct university auditorium on the campus of Arizona State University (ASU). He called on close friend and famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright to assist with the project.
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Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium stands as one of ASU’s most beautiful landmarks. Best known as the last major architectural design of Frank Lloyd Wright, the auditorium was completed in 1964 and dedicated with an inaugural concert given by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy.
Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium - Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. This 3,017-seat auditorium achieved the lowest construction costs on record for a multipurpose theater. Built. 1962-1964. Client. Dr. Grady Gammage. Address. 1200 S. Forest Ave. Status. National Register of Historic Places. Open to the public. Website. asugammage.com.
Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium. This final public space of Wright’s design is a circular, 3,000-seat center for the performing arts with a concert hall, proscenium theater, classrooms and offices.
Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium is considered by many to be the crowning jewel of ASU’s Tempe campus. It is also one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s last designs and was constructed to be as acoustically perfect as possible. Grady Gammage served as ASU’s ninth president from 1933-1959.
Easily Arizona State University’s most recognized building, Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium reflects the determined vision of Grady Gammage, president of Arizona State College, and Frank Lloyd Wright, world famous architect who had been wintering in Arizona since consulting on the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in 1928.
Mar 13, 2018 · Somewhere in this registry is an iconic ASU landmark: the Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium. The auditorium’s history precedes its opening night in 1964 — seven years prior, Grady Gammage, the former ASU president and namesake of the building, had a vision for ASU and he enlisted his long-time friend, internationally known architect Frank ...
