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Columbia University
School of the Arts Planning Study
New York, NY

The School of the Arts at Columbia University is an artistic and intellectual “laboratory”, offering graduate programs in Film, Visual Arts, Theatre and Writing. To support the arts at Columbia, the University and School engaged Davis Brody Bond to prepare a study and program analysis to identify space requirements and facilities (new and renovated) that would allow the school to meet current shortfalls in space, consolidate far flung outposts and reduce its reliance on rented venues. In addition to the School’s educational programs, the study also looked at the relocation and expansion of the Wallach Gallery, the University’s fine arts gallery, and renovations to the Miller Theatre. The proposed plan includes the development of a new building, titled the “Lantern” which contains flexible performance space, screening rooms for film, and rehearsal space. To support this program, two existing buildings on the south side of 125th Street are to be renovated for workshops, instructional studios, individual studios, classroom and rehearsal spaces.