TULSA, OK– Tulsa Architecture firm, Lilly Architects, set to design a new restaurant concept taking over the old Laffa space in the Downtown Arts District.
The eatery will be called ‘Misfit Kitchen’ and is a new concept by Joe Garrett, owner of Broken Arrow’s Rustic Chophouse. The cuisine is described as “elevated bar food” and will celebrate the quirky personalities in the restaurant industry.
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TULSA, OK- One year ago, the Bob Dylan Center opened its doors to the public for the first time.
The May 2022 opening kicked off with a series of special events held in the Tulsa Arts District.
The center was designed by Architecture firm Olson Kundig in partnership with local firm Lilly Architects.
The Center holds the Bob Dylan Archive which includes more than 100,000 artifacts from Dylan’s life.
In 2016 The George Kaiser Family Foundation purchased the archives to preserve Dylan’s legacy much like the foundation had done previously with the Woody Guthrie Archive.
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JENKS, OK– Lilly Architects is working on a design for an 11-acre sports entertainment complex planned along the Arkansas River.
The design includes Pickleball courts and restaurant space located east of the new outlet mall being built just south of the Creek Turnpike.
The sports entertainment complex is expected to open late next year.
From the Tulsa World: “We’re full-steam ahead and really excited about it,” said co-owner Angelo Cuzalina. “We think it’s going to be a Gathering Place-type area for Jenks and south Tulsa.”
The complex will start out with 13 pickleball courts, four outdoors and nine indoors, with plans to add eight more indoor courts eventually, he said. “
Lilly Architects is also working on another indoor/outdoor entertainment venue along the river called The Jenks Market.
To read more about the project you can read the Tulsa World article or watch the KJRH story
JENKS, Okla. – Tulsa Architecture firm, Lilly Architects is behind the design of Jenks’ latest entertainment and market venue.
The Jenks Market will include restaurants as well as, indoor and outdoor entertainment options for visitors to Jenks. The Ten District is the latest name for the growing downtown area where the Jenks Market will be located. The area also includes the Oklahoma Aquarium, several new mixed-use spaces as well as apartments and restaurants.
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“A new entertainment venue the “Jenks Market” is coming to the downtown area in Jenks.
Leaders of the Ten District are hoping this new venue creates a boost for business in the Jenks community. The ‘Jenks Market’ will be 12,000 square feet featuring a variety of restaurants, a jumbo outdoor movie screen, and outdoor seating for people to enjoy. The site’s being designed for Jenks to host a variety of live entertainment and different sporting events.
The Ten District teamed up with ‘Frisbie Lombardi Commercial Real Estate‘ for the new addition. Lombardi with ‘Frisbie Lombardi Commercial Real Estate’ says his team is working to secure restaurants – some even out of state. He says they are working to make the site as appealing as possible for visitors.
“We are taking the full parceled land and so parking has been a big thing we have to go through. And we are working through that with the city right now and we have an obligation from the city to provide some parking for us on the aquarium land,” said Lombardi.
The organization is also working with existing businesses in this district to improve their operations. Leaders of the Ten District are encouraging businesses to take advantage of the city’s tax incentive, which will help pay a portion of any upgrades. Maggie‘s Music Box is one of those businesses.
“It’s crucial when you are trying to uplift and transform a Main Street in a town and bring it up to a level that is just so appealing to the eye sometimes you need help as an entrepreneur,” said Maggie’s Music Box co-owner Amy Smith.
The Jenks Market is being built between the Oklahoma Aquarium and the Holiday Inn Express. The facility is set to open in the next 6 months.”
TULSA, OK- Road Trippin’ TV host Trevor Scott, visits The Bob Dylan Center in summer 2022 just two months after the grand opening of the center in May. Scott along with his Austin-based crew from KEYE (CBS) takes viewers along for the history behind the center and why Tulsa was chosen for the Bob Dylan archive. The archive boasts nearly one-hundred thousand Bob Dylan artifacts. From unheard digital content to music, handwritten lyrics, clothing, and photos the archive is a treasure-trove of music history. The plan for the museum began in 2016 by the George Kaiser Family Foundation. The design for the museum was ultimately handed over to Seattle-based Architecture firm Olson Kundig and local architect of record, Lilly Architects.
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TULSA, OK- Located at the confluence of the Cherokee, Muscogee, and Osage tribal nations, Tulsa was once known as the oil capital of the world. Now, it offers a wonderful mix of both Native American and African American culture and history, plus a blend of Midwestern and Southern charm. Oklahoma’s second-largest city, its former opulence is evident in Art Deco architecture prevalent throughout the downtown area. Also a big music town, with everything from large arenas to small bars hosting regular live music shows, Tulsa saw its Bob Dylan Center open this May in the Tulsa Arts District. The venue showcases thousands of items owned by Dylan (who reportedly appreciates the city for its strong Native American presence), over seven decades—a move that the museum hopes “will help put Tulsa on the map,” according to center director Steven Jenkins.
The Bob Dylan Center, The Church Studio and the Tulsa Club Hotel are all Lilly Architects projects featured in this article.
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TULSA,OK- Actor Sophia Bush danced the night away at The Church Studio venue, a Lilly Architects design. The Church Studio was initially constructed as one of Tulsa’s first churches. In the 1970’s it was purchased by Leon Russell and turned into the Shelter Records recording studio. The latest renovation and addition was completed in 2022 and features a state-of-the-art recording studio, event space, and gallery space along with a courtyard outdoor venue plus Leon Russell Archive.
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“At the after-party at Leon Russell’s Church Studio, Justin Boreta spun dance music all night. Matching all the disco balls that the couple had installed for the occasion, Sophia changed into a Cristina Ottaviano minidress. Paired with ivory and silver cowboy boots, it was the perfect dress for dancing until 5 a.m. “I swapped into another pair of vintage diamond earrings from Briony Raymond that looked like midcentury starbursts, and Matthew tied my hair half up in a velvet ribbon,” Sophia says. “I felt very country-western glam!” ”
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TULSA, OK- Lilly Architects partners as local Architect of Record on Bob Dylan center. The firm’s principal, Chris Lilly, is familiar with the property having worked on the Tulsa Paper Company and the adjoining warehouse previously. Lilly, who also designed the Guthrie Green while at another firm has helped to transform most of the Tulsa Arts District into the thriving neighborhood it is today. Projects nearby include the Fox hotel, The Universal Ford Building, the Archer Warehouse and others.
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Olson Kundig has announced the opening of its new Bob Dylan Center, a warehouse-turned-museum that gives visitors exclusive access to the cultural treasures found in The Bob Dylan Archive®. Led by design principal Alan Maskin, the center showcases Bob Dylan’s worldwide cultural significance, featuring a collection of more than 100,000 items spanning nearly 60 years of Dylan’s career, from handwritten manuscripts and correspondence, to films, videos, artwork, and original studio recordings.
The design was an international design competition entry 5 years ago, competing with over 100 global firms. Maskin and his design team did not want to create a monument of a Rockstar, instead, they used the artist’s “creative trajectory” as a source of inspiration for visitors, creating the storytelling of his lifelong legacy. Keeping in mind that throughout his career, he has resisted explaining himself truthfully, the design team knew that there will be a play of fiction vs nonfiction. So the design approach took into account this duality, as well as found inspiration from two movies: I’m Not There by Todd Haynes and Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa, in which the latter defined the narrative structure of the center.
The new museum opened its doors to the public on May 10th, 2022, located in Tulsa’s arts district near the city’s renowned Woody Guthrie Center. Originally a former paper warehouse, the 29,000 sq.ft center is a dynamic, multifaceted venue which houses permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibitions of Dylan’s work, his influences, and projects inspired by his legacy. The center will serve as a space to educate, motivate, and inspire visitors through exhibits, public programs, performances, lectures, and publications. While designing the space, the team took into account three visitor experiences: “swimmers, skimmers, and divers” defining the different user profiles visiting the center and how they will interact with the content of the museum.
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TULSA, Oklahoma- Lilly Architects’ project, The Bob Dylan Center, is featured in The Architect’s Newspaper after the Grand Opening in May.
The BDC follows the Church Studio and the OKPOP museum to wrap up in 2022. The OKPOP Museum is still not open yet to the public.
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The man of the hour wasn’t present but some of his biggest admirers turned out this week as the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, welcomed its newest attraction, the $10 million Bob Dylan Center.
Created inside a former paper warehouse, the 29,000-square-foot cultural center is both a museum designed to draw Bob Dylan fans and an archive for scholars studying the 80-year-old singer and writer, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize for literature for creating “new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”
It’s the newest addition to Tulsa’s growing Arts District, which also includes the Woody Guthrie Center, Cain’s Ballroom, and The Church Studio, a recording studio once owned by Leon Russell. Tulsa is also home to the Philbrook Museum of Art and the Gilcrease Museum, and the Oklahoma Historical Society is planning the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture for the Arts District.
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TULSA, Okla. — The Music Cities Convention is bringing its 2022 gathering to Tulsa.
“It really shows the depth of what we have as a state. It’s pretty powerful,” said Chris Lilly, Lilly Architects.
The convention is expected to see global policymakers, music industry professionals, NGOs, academics, brands, and city leaders meet in the city to explore music’s impact and legacy in Tulsa.
“The City of Tulsa is honored to host the eleventh global edition of Music Cities Convention in 2022,” said Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum.
Cities’ great content, the gathering of industry professionals from around the globe, and Tulsa’s unique music scene as the backdrop.”
The Tulsa Office of Film, Arts & Culture is hosting the four-day event which includes two convention days and a complimentary music tour of the city featuring staples like Cain’s Ballroom, the BOK Center, The newly renovated Church Studio and the yet-to-be opened Bob Dylan Center.
Chris Lilly is the local architect behind many of the latest venues contributing to Tulsa’s music tourism.
Lilly Architects is behind the Church Studio renovation, the Bob Dylan Center, and the OKPOP Museum.
Principal Architect, Chris Lilly, has been designing performance venues since before the firm was founded in 2013.
Since then, Lilly has gone on to contribute to several cultural projects in Oklahoma.
The convention will bring attention to Tulsa’s already historic and growing music industry.
The Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture recently launched the Tulsa Music Strategy to further develop the industry here.
“Tulsa’s music industry has an economic impact of $335 million,” said Abby Kurin, executive director of the Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts, and Culture. “And so we have a five-year road map and so we’re working towards helping grow the resources that Tulsa offers.”
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