The Long Center for Performing Arts

Palmer Auditorium, an architectural icon of the Austin townscape, was to be remodeled and augmented to create a fine arts performing center with three performance halls, a rehearsal hall and support functions. For a period of over a year, while the owner, ARTS Center Stage, continued to organize, Susan Benz provided Project Management services representing the owner. During that time, while employed by the associate architect to the design architect, Skidmore, Owens and Merrill, she coordinated meetings, sought design and technical proposals from consultants, negotiated contracts and wrote and implemented a plan to meet the minority participation goals established by the City of Austin.