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Boca’s Center for Arts and Innovation from page 1 board member for The Center and the CEO of Alteon.io. Angeles, and the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago,
“Having grown up in the city, I can attest to its inspirational among many other notable museums, hospitals and cultural
With Piano accepting only two to three new commissions power to fuel discovery and achievement across art, business, centers around the world.
a year, this partnership is a testament of The Center’s mission culture and technology. The Center will reflect, harness and “Culture and art are essential–they shape our society,
to transform Boca Raton into an internationally recognized fuel that uniquely innovative spirit.” improve our quality of life, influence our behavior in making
destination for culture and technology, create a tremendous In October 2022, the City of Boca Raton formally approved us more human, and help us to better connect to one another,”
point of pride for residents, and reinvigorate the city’s rich The Center’s mission, granting a 94-year ground lease at $1/ said Antoine Chaaya, the partner in charge from RPBW. “The
history of innovation. year (more than $30 million in value) and signaling the critical programming of The Center and its architecture must play in
The Center will distinguish itself from any cultural importance of this project for the future of the city. Once harmony, so that the project becomes a cultural and artistic
venue across South Florida, encompassing versatile operational, The Center is estimated to create more than $1.3 destination. It is to become a place of inspiration that fosters
performance spaces, an innovation incubator lab for billion in overall economic impact in the area within its first five creativity, where ideas can be inseminated and born.”
entrepreneurial empowerment, and educational spaces for years, both from retained direct, indirect and induced spending About The Center for Arts & Innovation. Conceptually
STEAM programming. The Center will meet a diverse breadth and more than half a million new annual visitors to the city. The announced in 2018, The Center for Arts and Innovation is a
of community needs, drive economic growth and attract new, Center, coupled with other major capital improvements to the non-profit mission to create a comprehensive, economically
discovery-seeking visitors to downtown Boca Raton. downtown area in recent years—including the Brightline light vibrant, accessible, innovative and sustainable cultural
Renzo Piano’s prestigious firm, Renzo Piano Building rail station across the street—is expected to catalyze further destination in Boca Raton that will enhance the arts and
Workshop (RPBW), commenced work last month. The team investments that will continue enhancing the city as a whole. cultural infrastructure in the city; benefit the residents, patrons,
plans to break ground in 2025, Boca Raton’s centennial year. “The Center has the promise of providing access to visitors, organizations and civic and business communities;
“Over the past five years, leaders in Boca Raton and the creativity, innovation, educational opportunities, inspiration and be a landmark along the Gold Coast for future generations
region have dedicated their time, effort and resources to make and resources to inspire a new wave of entrepreneurs, creators of audiences, artists, students, businesses, technologies and
today’s historic announcement possible,” says Andrea Virgin, and ideas,” points out Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer. “The institutions. The Center imagines six diverse and adaptive
Chair & CEO of The Center. “The international interest ripple effect of The Center into the community and beyond performance & event spaces—indoor and outdoor—ranging
and ultimate selection of one of the world’s greatest design bodes well for our future.” in seating capacity from 99 to 3,500 seats. These can be
architects underscores not only the global significance of this The extensive selection process for The Center’s architect programmed as individual spaces or combined to host events
project, but the enormity of our supporters’ courage, vision, was led by The Center’s Building Committee, chaired by board for nearly 6,000 total attendees.
and generosity.” member Camilo Miguel, Jr., CEO of Mast Capital, one of South For more information on this project and how to get involved,
“The Center’s differentiating promise to integrate Florida’s most prominent real estate developers. Following visit their website, thecenterforartsandinnovation.org.
advanced technology and to function as a site for research the interest of 22 privately invited internationally recognized About Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The Renzo
and development—not only in the arts, but also between the firms, the committee selected 10 finalists to respond to an RFP, Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) is an international
arts and other sectors—is an unrivaled opportunity for Boca after which four were ultimately shortlisted: Ennead (New architectural practice with offices in Paris and Genoa. The
Raton,” added Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and York City), Foster + Partners (London), OMA (Rotterdam) Workshop is led by 11 partners, including founder and
a South Florida native. and Renzo Piano Building Workshop (Paris/Genoa). Pritzker Prize laureate, architect Renzo Piano. The company
Initiated as a project in 2018, The Center was conceptualized “To have three Pritzker laureates in our shortlist of design permanently employs nearly 130 people. Each of its 90-plus
to fill a 60-mile gap in creative infrastructure along Florida’s architects is a testament to the global significance of this architects from around the world is selected for his or her
Gold Coast. Its landmark placement at the north end of Mizner project,” said Camilo Miguel, Jr. “It’s an honor to be at the experience, enthusiasm and caliber. Since its formation in
Park, next to the Boca Raton Museum of Art, realizes the helm of ushering in Renzo Piano’s first cultural campus in 1981, RPBW has successfully undertaken and completed more
original vision of establishing a cultural hub in Boca Raton’s South Florida.” than 120 projects across Europe, the United States, Australia
downtown core, where 40 percent of the land was earmarked “We are proud and honored to be the selected design and East Asia. Among its best-known works are the Menil
for such a purpose, despite only portions of that initial dream architects for The Center for Arts and Innovation in Boca Collection in Houston, Texas; the Kansai International Airport
having become a reality. Raton, and we are eager to start working on this exciting Terminal Building in Osaka; the Kanak Cultural Center in
Community members have collectively contributed tens project,” said Renzo Piano at the September press conference New Caledonia; the Beyeler Foundation in Basel; the Rome
of millions of dollars in early operational and capital support, that announced his appointment as architect. Auditorium; the Maison Hermès in Tokyo; the Morgan Library
providing a strong foundation that has seeded the work to date RPBW is the acclaimed design team behind such global and The New York Times Building in New York City; and the
and will continue anchoring design efforts into the future. monuments as the Shard in London, the Centre Pompidou in California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Recently
“Innovation is a deep-rooted tradition in South Florida, Paris, the Whitney Museum and The New York Times building completed works include the Shard in London and the new
including IBM’s flagship in Boca Raton,” noted Matt Cimaglia, in New York, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Whitney Museum in New York.

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