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Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts

Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts

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The Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts (known simply as the Granoff Center colloquially[1]) is a visual and performing arts facility at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The building is home to the Brown Arts Institute.[2]

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Designed by New York–based firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the building includes at 218-seat auditorium, as well as various other performance and exhibition spaces. The 38,000 square foot building is notable for its split facade: its right side is sunken half a floor below its left side, creating a disjointed effect.[3]

The building's construction cost was $38 million.[4] The building is named for Perry and Martin Granoff, the primary benefactors of its construction.[5]

Reception

In a 2011 article published after the center's opening, New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff described the building as a "handsome piece of architecture," which "creates wonderful visual relationship."[3]

Performing Arts Center

In February 2018, the University announced plans to construct the Lindemann Performing Arts Center adjacent to the Granoff Center.[6] According to the Brown Daily Herald, the new Performing Arts Center is intended to serve as a performance–focused counterpart to Granoff, which functions as a “laboratory space.”[7]

  • Construction of the building, May 2010

References

  1. [1]
    Torres, Jaclyn (2016-02-18). "Granoff Center celebrates fifth anniversary". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  2. [2]
    Lang Ho, Cathy (March 2, 2011). "Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts". www.architectmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  3. [3]
    Ouroussoff, Nicolai (2011-03-09). "Brown University's Granoff Center for the Arts - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  4. [4]
    Jordan-Detamore, Greg (2011-02-11). "Community celebrates arts center". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
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    "Donors honored in inaugural ceremony". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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    Bennett, Eric Choi,Katherine (2018-02-20). "University changes site for performing arts center". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. [7]
    Goldstein, Li (2019-03-06). "Arts community reacts to PAC design". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-02-20.

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