Inspired by Karim Rashid's "aesthetic blasting" of the former podium during his lecture for the Architecture + Design Council in 2006, Arthur Keller and Bill Scott generously donated funds for a new podium designed by Phillip Smith. The design of the podium takes all of its design cues from the existing theater space designed by E. Stewart Williams. The space and, thus, the podium are created through the tension and interplay of the 90 degree corner and a curved surface. From its rectangular base, the podium's form twists 90 degrees to become an elliptical presentation surface. The various functions of the podium are built into this top surface, while a hydraulic scissor lift with casters is hidden within the base for ease of use when moving to storage.