2024-11-21T13:35:29-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150328078/maya-lin-s-second-academic-building-will-deliver-a-new-performing-arts-studio-to-bard-college Josh Niland 2022-10-26T14:19:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/97/979ee77243ee71fadfca3972a0a7536e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>New York&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/55422644/bard-college" target="_blank">Bard College</a> has announced a new commission from architect <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/82907/maya-lin-studio" target="_blank">Maya Lin</a> that will deliver a performing arts studio building to its 540-acre Annandale-on-Hudson campus.<br></p> <p>The Vietnam Veterans Memorial designer will team with&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/bialosky" target="_blank">Bialosky</a> and acoustic specialists <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/23281200/charcoalblue" target="_blank">Charcoalblue</a> to deliver a 25,000-square-foot space just west of the school&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/gehry" target="_blank">Frank Gehry</a>-designed Richard B. Fisher Center.<a href="https://archinect.com/joshniland" title="Josh Niland" target="_blank"></a></p> <p>According to Bard, the sloping green-roofed building will contain five separate &ldquo;state-of-the-art&rdquo; studios connected by a series of &ldquo;gathering hubs&rdquo; that will host the school&rsquo;s <a href="https://fishercenter.bard.edu/whats-on/programs/fisher-center-lab/" target="_blank">Fisher Center LAB</a> residency program while doubling as a font for creative exploration for Bard students and faculty.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a868b634a5434fcb34030cf8f391ae91.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a868b634a5434fcb34030cf8f391ae91.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150319838/maya-lin-s-next-sculptural-installation-will-grace-the-obama-presidential-library-in-chicago" target="_blank">Maya Lin's next sculptural installation will grace the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago</a></figcaption></figure><p>Lin is in the midst of a banner year following two high-profile commissions for the new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150305933/new-york-s-museum-of-chinese-in-america-reveals-renderings-of-its-maya-lin-led-revamp" target="_blank">Museum of Chinese in America</a> in Manhattan and the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150319838/maya-lin-s-next-sculptural-installation-will-grace-the-obama-presidential-library-in-chicago" target="_blank">Obama Presidential Center</a> in Chicago. The school notes this will...</p>