Robert Shook, ASTC, is a partner in the Chicago office of Theatre Planners Schuler Shook. Recent projects include the New York State Theater, McCaw Hall in Seattle, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, and the Civic Opera House, Harris Theatre, Pritzker Pavilion, and Victory Gardens Theater, all in Chicago. He promotes intimacy and flexibility in theatre design and is a strong proponent of the collaborative process in the development of successful performance facilities.