HGA

HGA is working with Macalester College on the multi-phase Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center to transform the existing music, theatre and fine arts buildings into a state-of-the-art visual and performing arts complex anchored by a light-filled, two-story commons.

The first phase reconfigures the 318-seat concert hall with an enlarged stage for full orchestra and retractable acoustic towers for smaller ensembles. Support spaces includes a dedicated choral rehearsal room, instrument rehearsal room, small ensemble practice room, art gallery, reference library, and faculty studios and offices. Structural improvements incorporate a new exterior envelope to create a more transparent identity for the arts on campus; new information technology and audio visual infrastructure; and updated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.

Estimated completion is Fall 2012.