New Theatre Building

If you haven't been on the Lincoln Park Campus for several months, you may not know that construction has begun on a new Theatre School building.

View from corner of Racine and Fullerton

View looking north on Racine towards Fullerton

 Bob Janis provides specifics on the building:

• It is approximately 164,000 gross square feet in size 
•  It is five stories tall 
•  It will contain several roof gardens along with a LEED rated green roof 
•  It is designed for LEED silver rating 
•  It will house a 250 seat thrust theater and a 100 seat flexible theater 
•  It will house all of the Theatre School’s teach out facilities, shops, storage requirements, faculty  &  administrative offices, student lounge & gathering spaces and other support requirement 
•  It was designed by the internationally renowned firm of Pelli Clarke Pelli (Cesar Pelli) 
•  It is DePaul’s first full basement dig and construction on any project at LPC in the past 30 years (we have avoided the high and significant water table which comes into play at 6.5’. it is very costly to build into that condition) 
•  The skin of the building will be cut Turkish limestone panels and glass, which based on the designed cantilevers and how the façade articulates in and out is a most difficult installation 
•  Construction is slated to be complete in July of 2013 

Also check out the Construction Cam!  Click on "Live Cam" when you get to the page.

Construction photos courtesy: Elaine Beaudoin
Architectural images courtesy: DePaul University