2024-04-27T02:02:36-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150303265/trahan-architects-to-design-a-new-performing-arts-center-for-the-asian-american-resource-center-in-austin Josh Niland 2022-03-18T19:56:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/22/2294ba40c5c49d28a373817745e8dd5a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://www.austintexas.gov/department/asian-american-resource-center" target="_blank">The Asian American Resource Center (AARC)</a> of Austin, Texas is getting an artistic new addition thanks to a design from <a href="https://archinect.com/trahanarchitects" target="_blank">Trahan Architects</a>.</p> <p>The New York and New Orleans-based firm was selected to envision a new performing arts space for the center, which will come in the form of two dueling 200- and 400-seat theaters housed within a singular structure on the AARC&rsquo;s campus in northeast Austin.</p> <p>Trahan&rsquo;s design places the arts space next to the existing AARC facility on a 15-acre site at the nexus of Cameron Road and Clear Creek Drive.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/df/df450c8b1964ac0aa7754ee85ccb0f33.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/df/df450c8b1964ac0aa7754ee85ccb0f33.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Site plan of the planned Performing Arts Center at the Asian American Resource Center. Image courtesy the City of Austin</figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;[We] feel privileged to be working on such an important cultural project which will enrich the lives of the Asian American community members in Austin and its surrounding areas,&rdquo; Managing Principal Kevin Thomas said in a statement. &ldquo;The firm is well-positioned to do this meaningful work by approaching the design to ensure diverse commun...</p>