Merit School of Music
Chicago, Illinois

Nevin Hedlund Architects, Inc. is renovating an existing television studio into the Merit School of Music. The new school will include modern classrooms, many practice rooms, spacious offices and a formal recital hall. Merit is a not-for-profit music school serving young people in the Chicago area. This year marks the organization's 25th anniversary, during which time the school's teachers have taught music to more than 35,000 students.