Historic renovations · Augusta, Georgia
Miller Theater
Restoring a landmark theater for symphonic performance and touring productions.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Restoring a Historic Stage
Originally constructed in 1938, the Miller Theater reopened in January 2018 following a $23 million renovation. The renewed venue became a home for the Augusta Symphony Orchestra while accommodating touring music and entertainment productions.
Kyle Smith served as principal theater consultant and project manager, working with the architectural team through programming, planning, design, and documentation. The project expanded the stagehouse depth and widened the proscenium opening to accommodate more than 100 musicians onstage.
AT A GLANCE
Location
Augusta, Georgia
Architect
Lord Aeck Sargent Architects
Project category
Historic renovations
Estimated project budget
$23,000,000
Project RECOGNITION
Awards & honors.
Recognition received by the project and its design team.
2018 Marguerite Williams Award — Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
2018 Excellence in Rehabilitation Award — Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
2018 Best of the South Award (Preserving Southern Architecture) — Southeast Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians
2018 Historic Preservation Award — Historic Augusta Incorporated
2019 Merit Award for Adaptive Reuse/Preservation — AIA South Atlantic Region