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Southern Metro - New Harris Fine Arts Center - B.Y.U. Provo Campus - Under Construction
Demolition of the old Harris Fine Arts Building in order to make way for the new Fine Arts Center is well underway. The new arts building will house offices for the college — as well as for the departments of art, design, and theater and media arts, according to a BYU news release.
The building will also host academic spaces, galleries, performance spaces, media viewing rooms, a cinema and a production studio. The other current occupant of the HFAC — the School of Music — has moved to the new music building.
“The arts and music programs are beacons of excellence for the university,” said Shane Reese, BYU academic vice president, in the release. “We look forward to these two new beautiful buildings, which will accentuate the amazing talents of our students, faculty and staff who work in that college.”
The arts building will house a large collaborative hub for department of design students as well as multiple art and design galleries. There will also be a combination lobby and student gathering space.
A six-station lactation room will accommodate students and their families as well as patrons.
“The new building will create proximity and more opportunities for collaboration and student mentoring,” said Ed Adams, dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications. “Our faculty and staff are now spread over five floors and are located at the far ends of the Harris Fine Arts Center from each other.”
The project is expected to be completed toward the end of 2025.
Big D Construction has been selected as the general contractor for the project, with HKS Architects as the architecture firm.
The college will temporarily occupy the former Provo High School, located on University Avenue, while the new arts building is being constructed.
The HFAC was dedicated in 1965 and houses four of the college’s six academic units. The newly completed School of Music, which also used the building has moved into the new music building upon its completion at the end of 2022.
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Last edited by delts145; Jun 3, 2023 at 3:03 PM.
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