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Mills High School Performing Arts Center

Mills High School Performing Arts Center

Project Overview

Client: Pulaski County Special School District
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Project Type: Performing Arts Center
Services: K-12 Architecture, Interior Design

Designed by WDD Architects, the Mills University Studies High School Performing Arts Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, serves as the premier performance venue for the campus, supporting arts education, student performances, and community events. As part of WDD’s master plan for the new High School campus, the facility features a 700-seat auditorium, a 50-foot by 90-foot stage, a black box theater, and integrated audio and visual systems that provide students with a professional-quality environment for learning, rehearsal, and performance.

Audience seating and acoustic wall panels inside the Mills Performing Arts Center auditorium in Little Rock, AR.

Design Features

Designed to support both K-12 education and community performances, the facility combines specialized acoustics, flexible staging, and integrated technology to accommodate concerts, theater productions, assemblies, and classroom instruction. The auditorium’s crossover aisle improves accessibility and audience circulation while providing optimal camera positions for recordings and live productions. An acoustical shell, professional lighting and sound systems, and a versatile black box theater create a flexible environment that serves students, educators, and the community.

Mills University High School in Little Rock featuring a modern academic building with expansive windows, brick and metal exterior materials, designed by WDD Architects.

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Mills University High School entrance featuring a two-story glass wall, dark accent panels and a custom school logo inlaid in the wood flooring.

 

 

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