| Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) will construct a $90 million School of Music building on the lakefront of its Evanston campus, Northwestern President Henry S. Bienen announced today. Envisioned as a signature building for the University, the new facility will enable the School of Music to consolidate all of its programs in one area for the first time in more than 35 years. The structure is projected to be five stories tall with spectacular views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. With approximately 116,000 gross square feet, the new building will include classrooms, teaching labs, academic faculty offices, teaching studios for choral, opera, piano and voice faculty, practice rooms, student lounges and administrative offices. There also will be choral rehearsal room and library, an opera rehearsal room/black box theater and a 400-seat recital hall. Northwestern School of Music Dean Toni-Marie Montgomery said, “This is a momentous occasion in the 113-year history of the School of Music. The new building will strengthen our position as one of the nation’s premier schools of music by providing state-of-the-art facilities for our talented students and outstanding faculty. The project also will foster a greater sense of community between our academic and performance departments. I am grateful to President Bienen for his extraordinary commitment to this initiative.” The architect for the new music building will be chosen via a competition among a small number of firms experienced in designing performing arts facilities and signature buildings. The architect will be selected by summer 2008, with construction scheduled to begin in late 2009. The facility is expected to be completed in spring 2012. |
| SOURCE: The Northwestern University School of Music |
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