News Release from: City of Beaverton
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ARCHITECTURE STUDIO FOCUSES ON BEAVERTON PERFORMING ARTS FACILITY
Posted: April 30th, 2013 4:47 PM
The University of Oregon and Opsis Architecture are collaborating on a School of Architecture course that will develop proposals for Beaverton's first public performing and visual arts facility. Fourteen students enrolled in the studio, which began in early April and concludes in early June. Opsis Architecture partner James Kalvelage and associate Joe Baldwin are adjunct instructors for this course.
"This collaboration with University of Oregon architecture students will yield some incredible and creative concepts for a performing arts center," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "I'm really looking forward to reviewing their work this summer."
Students and faculty have already met with several stakeholders, including potential users, Beaverton Arts Commission staff and board members, members of the Performing Arts Center Blue Ribbon Task Force, and the city's Community and Economic Development staff.
For this course, potential sites were narrowed down to the commercial heart of Beaverton adjacent to Beaverton Creek and The Round as viable locations for a future performing and visual arts facility.
The lack of a true performing arts center in Beaverton has been examined by the Beaverton Arts & Culture Foundation (BACF) over the last six years. The BACF has determined that Beaverton has no venue that meets the quality of Portland's venues. The BACF is working to address this cultural deficiency and bring a performing and visual arts center to the Beaverton community. The group is also updating past feasibility studies.
For more information about the performing arts facility project, please call Jayne Scott, program manager, at 503-526-2288 or visit Unwww.beavertonarts.org/?nid=156.
The Beaverton Arts Commission (BAC) contributes significantly to the quality of life in Beaverton by presenting artistic and cultural events that celebrate community values and help connect residents to their artistic and cultural heritage. The BAC presents annual events such as Last Tuesdays, the Visual Arts Showcase and Ten Tiny Dances. In addition, the BAC leads public art projects, including Beaverton's mural program. For more information about the Beaverton Arts Commission, visit www.BeavertonArts.org, call 503-526-2288 or the event information line at 503-526-2379.
In 2013, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in Oregon. Since 2007, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communit
ies, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton.
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