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Image 1 of 1: Designed by Smith Gee Studio with help from Hodgetts + Fung, Ascend Amphitheater is one of downtown Nashville's newest venues. The site has been transformed from a thermal plant that burned garbage to an amphitheater and park. The open-air venue seats 6,800, with 2,300 fixed seats and 4,500 seats on the lawn. The venue features environmentally sustainable elements such as geothermal heating and cooling, green roofs, solar power, and rainwater collection.
Designed by Smith Gee Studio with help from Hodgetts + Fung, Ascend Amphitheater is one of downtown Nashville's newest venues. The site has been transformed from a thermal plant that burned garbage to an amphitheater and park. The open-air venue seats 6,800, with 2,300 fixed seats and 4,500 seats on the lawn. The venue features environmentally sustainable elements such as geothermal heating and cooling, green roofs, solar power, and rainwater collection.

Designed by Smith Gee Studio with help from Hodgetts + Fung, Ascend Amphitheater is one of downtown Nashville's newest venues. The site has been transformed from a thermal plant that burned garbage to an amphitheater and park. The open-air venue seats 6,800, with 2,300 fixed seats and 4,500 seats on the lawn. The venue features environmentally sustainable elements such as geothermal heating and cooling, green roofs, solar power, and rainwater collection.

Ascend Amphitheater

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Designed by Smith Gee Studio with help from Hodgetts + Fung, Ascend Amphitheater is one of downtown Nashville's newest venues. The site has been transformed from a thermal plant that burned garbage to an amphitheater and park. The open-air venue seats 6,800, with 2,300 fixed seats and 4,500 seats on the lawn. The venue features environmentally sustainable elements such as geothermal heating and cooling, green roofs, solar power, and rainwater collection.

Title Ascend Amphitheater
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Claire Sandberg, Belmont Student; April 2019
Date 2015
Address 301 First Avenue South Nashville, TN 37023
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Smith Gee Studio, architecture firm; Hodgetts + Fung, architecture firm
Contributor Live Nation; Ascend Federal Credit Union; Journeys; Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; Metropolitan Parks and Recreation Department
Subject Architecture; Downtown; Entertainment; Events; Music; New Nashville; Public Parks
Keywords Amphitheater, Buildings, Live Music, Metro Parks, Riverfront, Event Venues, Ascend Amphitheater
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0