The schematic design for the addition of a 40,000 s.f. Arts and Education Center to the Wang Center for the Performing Arts is one of the first steps to bringing this newest Wang facility to life. This expansion includes developing a new main entrance lobby on Hollis Street, that will connect the existing 3700-seat Wang theatre and the new arts and education center. The new center will be built within the first two floors of the adjacent parking structure. The new arts center will feature a 250-seat studio theatre, a new and larger box office and gift shop, and catering and education facilities.

In addition to the conceptual design of the Epstein and Lee Arts and Education Center, we have provided ongoing facility development services for the Wang Center for the Performing Arts, Boston’s premier performance facility. Work for the Wang Center also includes ongoing renovations to the Center’s two theatres, the 1600-seat Shubert Theater built in 1910 and the 3700-seat Wang built in 1925. This work includes upgrades to the buildings’ mechanical systems and accessibility improvements.

Project Info
Cost: $5,513,000
Complete: 2006
Scope: Planning, Architecture
Client: The Wang Center for Performing Arts
Staff: Scott Wilson, AIA; Scott Butler, AIA; Erin Hunt, AIA

arts / entertainment

education