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Mesa Arts Center
Construction Cost: $73 million
Start Date: June, 2002
Completion Date: January, 2005
Owner: City of Mesa
General Contractor: Layton Construction
Construction Manager: Kitchell CEM
Architect: DWL Architects; BOORA Architects
Engineers: Paragon Structural Design;
LSW Engineers; CMX Group
Electrical: Cannon & Wendt Electric Co.
Concrete: Kitchell
Masonry: Sun Valley Masonry
Mechanical: Imcor
Steel Erection: Schuff Steel
Summary: Located at the heart of Mesa's original
square mile, the Mesa Arts Center is being designed
as an integral part of the community. The center is
expected to attract an average of 2,000 people downtown
on a typical day and evening, to attend performances,
gallery exhibits, classes and special events.
More than 700 arts classes, 500 performances, and 20
exhibits will be presented annually. The center's plan
organizes the ensemble of individual buildings around
a shady walkway, and punctuated by high canopies
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extending from the theatre lobbies. The buildings will be arranged in counterpoint
to the walkway. Mesa Arts Center, located along Center Street, will
be connected to the walkway through a series of outdoor terraces.
Mesa Contemporary Arts, located on the northwest corner of the site, will
open out to a sunken courtyard that will provide additional space for
exhibits. The gallery will be located below grade, capturing natural light
through carefully designed skylights.