New Performing Arts and Humanities Facility breaks ground; Phase I begins

Construction of the $165 million Performing Arts and Humanities Facility (PAHF) began this summer. The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company will build the facility adjacent to the Fine Arts, Engineering, and ITE Buildings, on 4.8 acres. Phase I, expected to cost $34.7 million, will be completed in the summer of 2012.PAHF will house the Departments of English and Theatre, the Dresher Center for the Humanities, and the Office of Arts and Culture. The first phase will include new faculty offices, classrooms, writing labs, multi-media study and collaboration spaces, a 275-seat main ... Read More