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PHILADELPHIA — Construction is underway on Lenfest Hall, a new $65 million, 106,000-square-foot music education and student residence center for The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Located at 1610 to 1618 Locust Street, the nine-story facility will include 88 student residences, an orchestra rehearsal room, studios, a kitchen, dining, lounge spaces and practice rooms to accommodate the school’s long-established needs for additional space. The new building is registered for LEED certification with the U.S. Green Building Council. The development manager for the project is Razak/Athenian and the architect of record is Venturi, Scott Brown Associates. The project is slated for completion in time for the fall 2011 semester.