Team

Mark asserts that cultivating strong working relationships leads to well-executed deliverables, lasting partnerships and ultimately, project success. His passion for acoustic excellence, paired with his outstanding leadership ability, propels design teams towards timely project completion.

With Jaffe Holden Since 1978 – In The Industry Since 1978

Mark is Chairman and lead acoustic designer at Jaffe Holden. He has collaborated on hundreds of diverse performances and exhibition space designs throughout the world. Mark thrives on the creative design processes that call on his unique skills as an engineer, physicist, communicator, and jazz musician to create superior acoustic environments. In January of 2016, Mark Holden released Acoustics of Multi-Use Performing Arts Centers, a guide to achieving outstanding acoustics in flexible spaces, published by Taylor & Francis Group.

Educated at Duke University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, Mark has authored numerous papers and columns for major trade publications. He lectures at universities across the United States, including Harvard and the University of Miami. Mark is a member of the National Council of Acoustical Consultants and an elected fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.

Projects

Highlights from his project work include the following:

• Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, CA
• Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
• Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TN
• Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, Lubbock, TX
• College of the Holy Cross, Prior Center for the Arts, Worcester, MA
• Duke University, The Richard H. Brodhead Center for Campus Life, Durham, NC
• George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City, UT
• Juilliard School, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
• Huntington Theatre, Boston, MA
• The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Museum at Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
• Moody Performance Hall, Dallas, TX
• Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
• RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Columbus, GA
• Robinson Center Music Hall, Little Rock, AR
• Stephen Sondheim Theater, New York, NY
• Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, CA
• Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center, University of Texas-Permian Basin, Midland, TX