An exterior daytime rendering shows the Arts Commons Transformation three-level, 162,000 sq. ft.expansion building. (Rendering: CMLC)
After two years of planning and design work, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) and its partners at Arts Commons and The City of Calgary have revealed the architectural design for the Arts Commons Transformation expansion.
This building, who design is led by Toronto?s KPMB Architects, Calgary?s Hindle Architects, and Arizona- and Calgary-based Tawaw Architecture Collective, will feature a new 1,000-seat theatre and 200-seat studio theatre, which marks a significant step forward in the delivery of the largest arts-focused infrastructure project currently underway in the country.
?The transformation of the Arts Commons campus is a more than half-billion-dollar investment in Calgary?s arts and cultural future,? says Kate Thompson, president and CEO of CMLC, development manager for the expansion and modernization of Calgary?s premier performing arts centre. ?Together with our partners at The City of Calgary and Arts Commons, CMLC has been working with the prime design team since early 2022 to advance the concept and schematic designs for this extraordinary city-building project. Today we?re ecstatic to reach a monumental milestone: the public unveiling of the new building?s design.?  ?Through their collective experience, local knowledge and proven expertise in major arts and theatre projects, the team has delivered a truly inspiring desig...