Renzo Piano Building Workshop is set to advance on its performing arts center design in Sarasota, Florida, after being named the winner of an international competition last June. The new design contract has been reported at $36.9 million. Construction will take approximately 60 months from the initial design phase to completion at a reported cost of between $275 and $300 million.
“This is a critical step with this process,” Sarasota's Mayor Liz Alpert told reporters. “We’re looking forward to getting the information we need with the initial design concept so we can come together as a community and support this vision, which has always been included with The Bay master plan.”
RPBW beat out Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Shigeru Ban, Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects, and 13 others on the previously announced shortlist.
The firm also recently announced their design of the new Center for Arts & Innovation in Boca Raton after winning a separate competition in September of last year.
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