2024-11-23T08:05:58-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/140488141/changes-to-wtc-performing-arts-center-announced-yet-again Julia Ingalls 2015-11-06T12:21:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0s/0s8chncfkc7jatkp.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The [Lower Manhattan Development Corp's] latest take envisions a roughly 80,000-square-foot building, rising three to four stories aboveground, where new works of theater, dance, music and digital art would be produced, said the center&rsquo;s director, Maggie Boepple. Over the past few months, center officials have been working with consultants and an unnamed architectural firm to revamp the plan.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The new plan for the center won't be formally unveiled until the&nbsp;next board meeting of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. However, this smaller, less expensive version is still expected to function as a "a gathering place for downtown residents" according to&nbsp;Catherine McVay Hughes,&nbsp;chairwoman of Community Board 1.</p><p>For Archinect's coverage of the WTC PAC, do check out:</p><p>&bull;&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/108169234/frank-gehry-s-design-for-the-wtc-performing-arts-center-gets-dumped-by-officials" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Gehry&rsquo;s Design for the WTC Performing Arts Center Gets Dumped by Officials</a></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/bl/ble24n9wrsbpqu1b.jpg"></p>