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History and Chronology
- 1994 -- Building opened as the "Fine Arts Center" for the Fall semester.
- 1994 -- Dedicated at "The Center for the Arts"
Building and Construction Information
Architects: Gwathmey and Siegel of New York City
Contractors: Bhandari/Sundt of Syracuse, NY, under the direction of Scaffidi & Moore of Buffalo
Cost: $50,000,000
Size: 236,550 gross sq. ft. (500 rooms)
- Mainstage Theater – 1,750 seats
- UB Art Gallery – 6,500 square feet of exhibition space on 2 floors
- Atrium Lobby – Vaulted ceiling with a capacity for standing reception for 2000 people. Can accommodate 600 people seated at tables.
- Drama Theater – 400 seats – principal performing space for the Department of Theater and Dance
- Screening Room – 200 seats for the Department of Media Study
- Green Room – has full kitchen and video system
- Black Box Theatre - has a 150 seat capacity which can be used for experimental theater as well as multi-media presentations.
- Rehearsal Workshop Theatre – 150 seat room used for experimental theater
- Also houses numerous classrooms, administrative offices, a student gallery, a television-production studio, a foundry, two dance studios, and studios for sculpture, computer-design, painting, video, audio-recording, and etching and printmaking.
At the time of its creation, the Center for the Arts was one of the most environmentally friendly buildings on the North Campus.
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