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Steven Holl’s Kennedy Center Expansion Receives $20 Million In New Gifts
United States Architecture News - Sep 25, 2015 - 13:06 6738 views
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Steven Holl's The Kennedy Center Expansion project announced more major gifts, including $10 million from Jacqueline Badger Mars and Stephen and Christine Schwarzman. The fundraising goal has been increased to $175 million, with $135.9 million raised thus far. In the press release, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced additional major gifts for the Kennedy Center Expansion Project, the institution’s first new construction since opening in 1971. To date, $135.9 million has been raised under the Kennedy Center’s “Building the Future” campaign, which will fund the Center’s Expansion Project. After surpassing the initial fundraising goal of $125 million, the Center also announced on 21 September, 2015 an increased capital campaign goal of $175 million. Michael F. Neidorff, Treasurer of the Board of Trustees, serves as the Co-Chair of this campaign, which began in 2013.
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“The Expansion Project is another important step in fulfilling President Kennedy’s vision of furthering the appreciation of culture among all people,” stated Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein, who also serves as Co-Chair of the campaign. “On behalf of a grateful nation, thanks to Boeing, Jacquie Mars, Stephen and Christine Schwarzman, our seven $5 million donors, and the many others who are giving so generously in support of expanding the scope of our national cultural center.”
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Led by David Rubenstein’s landmark $50 million gift and a previously announced $20 million gift from Boeing, major gifts announced today include $10 million from Jacqueline Badger Mars and Stephen and Christine Schwarzman. A full listing of gifts follows:
$50 Million:David M. Rubenstein of Washington, DC, $20 Million:Boeing, $10 Million:Jacqueline Badger Mars of Fauquier County, Virginia Stephen and Christine Schwarzman of New York, New York, $5 Million:David C. Bohnett Foundation of Los Angeles, California, Fred Eychaner of Chicago, Illinois, Natalie and Herb Kohler and Kohler Co. of Kohler, Wisconsin, Michael F. and Noémi K. Neidorff and The Centene Charitable Foundation of St. Louis, Missouri Suzanne L. Niedland of Jupiter, Florida,The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation of Chicago, Illinois, Robert H. Smith Family Foundation of Washington, DC, $1 Million: Adrienne Arsht of Washington, DC, Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation of Grand Rapids, Michigan Martha and Carl Lindner III and The Psalms Foundation of Cincinnati, Ohio Anonymous, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk of Washington, DC, Iris Smith of Boulder, Colorado, Eva and Marc Stern of Malibu, California, The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Elaine Wynn of Las Vegas, Nevada, Significant Leadership Gifts: Buffy Cafritz of Bethesda, Maryland The HRH Foundation of Washington, DC, Additional Endowment Commitments: The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E.,Bernstein of Washington, DC The Honorable Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn of Washington, DC.
Other donors include Robert B. Barnett, Gordon J. Davis, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Foggy Bottom Association, Barbara Goodman Manilow, James A. Johnson, Patricia Bennett Sagon, and The Honorable Carol L. Schwartz. Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter stated, “We are enormously grateful for the enthusiasm and support of so many of our valued friends and benefactors. The Expansion and riverwalk serve as a new front door to the Kennedy Center as an arts destination. The fact that a project of this magnitude will be funded entirely through contributed donations is a testament to the shared passion for the arts in our community and in this country. ”
River Pavilion Performance
The design and construction costs for the Expansion Project will be paid for entirely with contributed funds and is expected to open in 2018. With Mr. Rubenstein’s $50 million lead gift announced in 2013, the Center began a major capital campaign of $125 million: $100 million for the expansion and an additional $25 million for major Kennedy Center programming initiatives. Since 2013, the design of the project has further developed, with the relocation of the river pavilion from the Potomac River to the land and the addition of an enhanced pedestrian bridge connecting the Rock Creek Parkway Trail to the Expansion.
The design and construction cost for the project is now $119.5 million, including the land-based river pavilion, pedestrian bridge, and escalation costs due to the design adjustments. Costs not directly associated with the design and construction of the new facility that will be incurred to support and enhance the project include: art and exhibits in the public spaces, additional technology infrastructure in the existing facility to support new programming, parking and systems upgrades, pledge financing, fundraising, and marketing support. A component of the campaign also provides bridge funding for programming during the project.
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The Kennedy Center Expansion presents a significant opportunity for the national performing arts center and memorial to John F. Kennedy to draw in new visitors and create a more inspiring dialogue between patrons and artists. The Expansion’s innovative design preserves the silhouette of the original building while providing new, flexible spaces for audience engagement, informal performances, and educational activities. Located south of the existing facility, the three new pavilions will feature convertible, intimate venues, large gathering spaces with soaring ceilings filled with natural light, an outdoor wall for simulcasts, a dining café, and grand vistas onto the Potomac River below. The engaging landscape is intended to be a destination and gathering space for theater-goers, neighbors, and visitors throughout the day and evening. The Center’s full connection to the Potomac River will finally be achieved with an inviting pedestrian bridge, connecting the riverfront and bike path to the expansion, as well as the Center to many of the nearby iconic monuments.
The expansion is designed by Steven Holl and senior partner Chris McVoy of Steven Holl Architects of New York in partnership with BNIM Architects of Kansas City.
Project Facts
Architect: Steven Holl ArchitectsSteven Holl, Chris McVoy, Garrick Ambrose (design architects)
Garrick Ambrose (project architect)
Chris McVoy (partner in charge)
Bell Ying Yi Cai, Kimberly Chew, Martin Kropac, Magdalena Naydekova, Elise Riley, J. Leehong Kim, Yun Shi, Dominik Sigg, Alfonso Simelio, Yasmin Vobis (project team)
Associate Architects: BNIM Architects
Location: Washington, D.C., United States, May 2012 - May 29, 2017
Program: Rehearsal space, classroom space, event and pre-function space, 150-seat multipurpose space, board room, landscape gardens, River Pavilion café and performance space.
Client: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Size: 65,000 sq ft
Status: construction phase
Project Manager: Paratus Group
Structural Engineer: Robert Silman Associates
MEP Engineer: Arup
Civil Engineer: Langan
Climate Engineers: Transsolar
Lighting Consultant: L'Observatoire International
Cost Estimater: Stuart-Lynn Company
Code Consultant: Protection Engineering Group
Facade Consultant: Edmund Hollander Design