Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Architect's Model
General information
Type	Performing arts center
Architectural style	Structural Expressionism
Location	Orlando, Florida
Coordinates	28°32′17″N 81°22′41″W / 28.538032°N 81.378192°W / 28.538032; -81.378192
Construction started	June 23, 2011(Phase 1)
Completed	2014
Cost	$386 million
Technical details
Floor area	13 acres (53,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect	Barton Myers Associates
Website
www.drphillipscenter.org

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is currently under construction performing arts center in Downtown Orlando, Florida, United States. It will replace the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, originally built in 1926. The new performing arts center is scheduled to open in 2014. Barton Myers Associates of Los Angeles is the design architect, with acoustics by Artec Consultants and Theatre Project Consultants designing the theaters.

The venue was approved along with a new Amway Center (to replace Amway Arena) and improvements to the Citrus Bowl after a series of hearings and votes, culminating in final votes in the Orange County Board of County Commissioners on July 26, 2007, and the Orlando City Council on August 6, 2007.

The design for the new venue was revealed on August 21, 2008. The venue will feature a 2,700-seat amplified hall for Broadway theater-class play events, a 1,700-seat acoustic hall for ballet, operas and orchestral performances, and a 300-seat venue for smaller functions.^[1]

The venue will cost US$386 million. Two-thirds of the funding comes from public funds, largely from the Orange County, Florida, tourist development tax. The other one-third comes from private donations, including a large grant from the Dr. P. Phillips Foundation, the philanthropic organization funded through the estate of Dr. Philip Phillips.

A slow-down in the tourist development tax and other economic conditions have forced the plans to become phased. The amplified hall and the 300-seat venue are planned for phase I and Phase II includes the acoustic hall. Groundbreaking took place in June 2011.

References

1. ^ Elizabeth Maupin (2008-08-21). "First look at Orlando's new performing-arts center". Orlando Sentinel. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-dpac2208aug22,0,3583880.story. Retrieved 2008-08-22.