2024-05-15T14:16:31-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150353834/steven-holl-architects-reveals-design-for-upenn-s-new-student-performing-arts-center Josh Niland 2023-06-16T16:57:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4e38f398ede0118520fefb7efc669b1d.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/stevenholl" target="_blank">Steven Holl Architects</a> has unveiled renderings for their design of a new Student Performing Arts Center on the campus of the <a href="https://archinect.com/Weitzman" target="_blank">University of Pennsylvania</a> in Philadephia.</p> <p>The 37,300-square-foot structure will provide dedicated space for the performing arts at Penn and features a 300-seat proscenium theater, 125-seat studio theater, support spaces, and five rehearsal studios. The firm says they will pursue a LEED-silver certification for the project, which is sited on the northeast quadrant of the 1,085-acre campus as a new gateway between the university and city beyond.</p> <p>&ldquo;It is a great joy and honor to work on a performing arts center for the students of this historic university on such an important site,&rdquo; Holl stated.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/db/db077f6c79a9c182bc34dbc50d5a858e.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/db/db077f6c79a9c182bc34dbc50d5a858e.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Steven Holl Architects</figcaption></figure><p>The design for the Center itself evokes the iconic nearby <a href="https://facilities.upenn.edu/maps/locations/fisher-fine-arts-library-anne-and-jerome" target="_blank">Fisher Fine Arts Library</a>, repeating the use of red terracotta in its fa&ccedil;ade while separating the program into unique suspended trapezoidal masses that are meant to echo the move...</p>