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West Virginia University, Creative Arts Center Morgantown, West Virginia
The Creative Arts Center houses the School of Music, the School of Art & Design, and the School of Theatre & Dance.
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia
Sector
Arts
Service
Architecture
Client
West Virginia University
Status
Completed
Size
122,000 SF
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Limitations of the original 1970s building place constraints on program growth. The new addition provides studios for photography, electronic media, sculpture and painting, a lecture hall for art history, proscenium theater and recital hall.
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The addition also allows all programs within the three schools to be under one roof, promoting interdisciplinary communication and overcoming daily logistical and pedagogical challenges – a series of stacked, interlooking forums on each floor act as gathering spaces, allowing students and faculty to interact on a regular basis.
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