DAVIS, Calif.
The University of California, Davis is nearing completion of its new $54.5 million Center for the Arts. The 106,370-sf facility will include a multilevel hall to seat up to 1,800; attic area and catwalks; entrance canopy; lobby; and an attached 250-seat studio theater. Designed by BOORA Architects of Portland, Ore., the facility will feature: variable acoustics design; sophisticated multimedia technology including an integrated sound system; state-of-the-art theater lighting; and a high-volume, low-velocity, quiet-design HVAC system with vibration isolation throughout. The Sacramento, Calif., office of McCarthy is the general contractor. Ove Arup Engineers is also part of the project team. Performances are scheduled for fall 2002.
