Architects from the Boston firm designLAB are currently at work transforming the fourth floor bridge of the Randolph W. Bromery Fine Arts Center into a makerspace for the Departments of Art, Music and Dance, and Theater.
Scheduled to open in the Fall 2021 semester, this multi-disciplinary space will include a design studio, a theater rehearsal studio (with as much space as the Rand theater stage), a costume shop, a music education classroom, music seminar room, and a recording studio, along with newly designed spaces for animation and art classes, and a computer lab. The project will maintain and enhance the integrity of the original building design.
This project, funded by the UMass Building Authority, will create a welcoming and transformative space that will enhance the visibility of the arts and encourage interaction…