Page 30 - Boca ViewPointe - November '23

Page 30, Viewpointe November 2023
Boca’s Center For Arts And Innovation

Selects Internationally Acclaimed Architect Renzo Piano

The Center for Arts and Innovation, a multimillion-dollar coupled with other major capital
creative campus set to redefine downtown Boca Raton and improvements to the downtown
establish a global hub for creative excellence, has selected area in recent years – including
the renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect the Brightline light rail station
Renzo Piano to design its forthcoming structure and across the street – is expected to
performance spaces. catalyze further investments that
With Piano accepting only two to three new commissions will continue enhancing the city as
a year, this partnership is a testament of the center’s mission a whole.
to transform Boca Raton into an internationally recognized “The center has the promise
destination for culture and technology, create a tremendous of providing access to creativity,
point of pride for residents, and reinvigorate the city’s rich innovation, educational opportunities,
history of innovation. inspiration and resources to inspire a
The center will distinguish itself from any cultural venue new wave of entrepreneurs, creators
across South Florida, encompassing versatile performance and ideas,” points out Boca Raton
spaces, an innovation incubator lab for entrepreneurial Mayor Scott Singer. “The ripple effect
empowerment, and educational spaces for STEAM of the center into the community and Andrea Virgin, Antoine Chaaya, Dick Schmidt, Mayor Scott Singer, Councilwoman
programming. The center will meet a diverse breadth of beyond bodes well for our future.” Yvette Drucker, Councilwoman Fran Nachlas
community needs, drive economic growth and attract new, The extensive selection process
discovery-seeking visitors to downtown Boca Raton. for the center’s architect was led by the center’s Building About The Center For Arts & Innovation
Piano’s prestigious firm, Renzo Piano Building Workshop Committee, chaired by board member Camilo Miguel, Jr., Conceptually announced in 2018, The Center for Arts and
(RPBW), commenced work last month. The team plans to CEO of Mast Capital, one of South Florida’s most prominent Innovation is a nonprofit mission to create a comprehensive,
break ground in 2025, Boca Raton’s centennial year. real estate developers. Following the interest of 22 privately economically vibrant, accessible, innovative and sustainable
“Over the past five years, leaders in Boca Raton and invited internationally recognized firms, the committee cultural destination in Boca Raton that will enhance the arts and
the region have dedicated their time, effort and resources selected 10 finalists to respond to an RFP, after which four cultural infrastructure in the city; benefit the residents, patrons,
to make today’s historic announcement possible,” were ultimately shortlisted: Ennead (New York City), Foster visitors, organizations and civic and business communities;
says Andrea Virgin, chair and CEO of the center. “The + Partners (London), OMA (Rotterdam) and Renzo Piano and be a landmark along the Gold Coast for future generations
international interest and ultimate selection of one of the Building Workshop (Paris/Genoa). of audiences, artists, students, businesses, technologies and
world’s greatest design architects underscores not only the “To have three Pritzker laureates in our shortlist of design institutions. The center imagines six diverse and adaptive
global significance of this project, but the enormity of our architects is a testament to the global significance of this performance and event spaces – indoor and outdoor – ranging
supporters’ courage, vision, and generosity.” project,” said Camilo Miguel, Jr. “It’s an honor to be at the in seating capacity from 99 to 3,500 seats. These can be
“The center’s differentiating promise to integrate helm of ushering in Renzo Piano’s first cultural campus in programmed as individual spaces or combined to host events
advanced technology and to function as a site for research South Florida.” for nearly 6,000 total attendees.
and development – not only in the arts, but also between the “We are proud and honored to be the selected design For more information on this project and how to get involved,
arts and other sectors – is an unrivaled opportunity for Boca architects for The Center for Arts and Innovation in Boca visit their website, thecenterforartsandinnovation.org.
Raton,” added Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and Raton, and we are eager to start working on this exciting About Renzo Piano Building Workshop
a South Florida native. project,” said Renzo Piano at the September press conference The Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) is an
Initiated as a project in 2018, the center was conceptualized that announced his appointment as architect. international architectural practice with offices in Paris and
to fill a 60-mile gap in creative infrastructure along Florida’s RPBW is the acclaimed design team behind such global Genoa. The workshop is led by 11 partners, including founder
Gold Coast. Its landmark placement at the north end of monuments as the Shard in London, the Centre Pompidou in and Pritzker Prize laureate, architect Renzo Piano. The company
Mizner Park, next to the Boca Raton Museum of Art, realizes Paris, the Whitney Museum and The New York Times building permanently employs nearly 130 people. Each of its 90-plus
the original vision of establishing a cultural hub in Boca in New York, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in architects from around the world is selected for his or her
Raton’s downtown core, where 40 percent of the land was Los Angeles, and the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of experience, enthusiasm and caliber. Since its formation in 1981,
earmarked for such a purpose, despite only portions of that Chicago, among many other notable museums, hospitals RPBW has successfully undertaken and completed more than 120
initial dream having become a reality. and cultural centers around the world. projects across Europe, the United States, Australia and East Asia.
Community members have collectively contributed tens “Culture and art are essential – they shape our society, Among its best-known works are the Menil Collection in Houston,
of millions of dollars in early operational and capital support, improve our quality of life, influence our behavior in making Texas; the Kansai International Airport Terminal Building in
providing a strong foundation that has seeded the work to date us more human, and help us to better connect to one another,” Osaka; the Kanak Cultural Center in New Caledonia; the Beyeler
and will continue anchoring design efforts into the future. said Antoine Chaaya, the partner in charge from RPBW. “The Foundation in Basel; the Rome Auditorium; the Maison Hermès
“Innovation is a deep-rooted tradition in South Florida, programming of the center and its architecture must play in in Tokyo; the Morgan Library and The New York Times Building
including IBM’s flagship in Boca Raton,” noted Matt harmony, so that the project becomes a cultural and artistic in New York City; and the California Academy of Sciences in
Cimaglia, board member for the center and the CEO of destination. It is to become a place of inspiration that fosters San Francisco. Recently completed works include the Shard in
Alteon.io. “Having grown up in the city, I can attest to its creativity, where ideas can be inseminated and born.” London and the new Whitney Museum in New York. 
inspirational power to fuel discovery and achievement across
art, business, culture and technology. The center will reflect,
harness and fuel that uniquely innovative spirit.” Serving Your Needs LLC
In October 2022, the City of Boca Raton formally
approved the center’s mission, granting a 94-year ground
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