OUR MISSION

Alliance TCC redefines the methods and practices used for the design, development, and construction of theaters and entertainment venues.

The process of construction for any venue or structure hasn’t changed much over the past 30 years. Advances such as computer-aided drafting, communications, construction equipment technology, and building materials have seen significant advances, but the process of developing a project has remained almost un-touched; if anything becoming more cumbersome. Over the last eight years, the founding members of Alliance TCC have worked together on numerous projects including large-scale proscenium theaters and amphitheatres. This experience, un-encumbered by the conventional methods, has yielded a new vision in design/development and construction for one of the most complicated structures ever...the theater.

The Convention

A theater is a structure whose design is driven primarily from an artistic standpoint. As if it were “meant to be painted” on a canvas, theaters are the artistic vision of a few that are later developed into structures.

The problem lies in melding the artistic vision with the disciplines and inherent complexities of construction. “It is problematic, at best, to develop or design a theatre or entertainment venue out of an artistic or architectural vision without the advanced guidance and discipline of those who build and operate them…” This statement, borne out of experience, is the driving factor in the Alliance TCC philosophy- “Let those who build and operate them… design them.”

The net effect is a familiar one. The people who build the venues all too often find it necessary to point back to the architect and consultants with critical issues related to design which often have a negative impact on a venues’ cost and function. Or the people who operate the venue find elements of the design awkward or un-realistic. Frequently we hear the statement that the building is beautiful but not functional. It is not the fault of the architect, the consultant, the engineers, nor is it the fault of the construction manager or owner. Rather it’s a “short-coming” in the process.

Concept to Reality

How does Alliance TCC redefine the process? We looked at it to determine how to substantially improve the design/development and construction of theaters and entertainment venues. Alliance TCC has studied and scrutinized the process from “outside the box.”

We are probably the only entity whose key personnel have designed venues, developed properties, engineered theatrical systems, programmed spaces, and construction managed large-scale projects as well as owned, operated, and managed successful theaters and entertainment venues. Alliance TCC inherently embodies every step in the process to take the project from concept to reality.