Baltimore County, Md.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) will begin construction in summer of 2009 on a $132-million arts and humanities facility. Funded by the state, the 220,000-sf building will include a 425-seat concert hall, a 300-seat theater and a smaller theater, a recital hall, a dance studio, and classrooms. The facility will be sited on a hillside adjacent to the existing fine arts building and will house UMBC's English, ancient studies, music, dance, and philosophy departments.
