MICA starts $20 million expansion project in Maryland
The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), located in Baltimore, Maryland, has embarked on a $20 million project to expand its Graduate Studio Center.
The project is the last phase of the MICA Graduate Studio Center construction project, which is being developed at 131 W. North Avenue. The project will increase the area of the existing academic building by 25,000 square feet and will also renovate the existing 95,000 square feet space, which includes 2785 square feet of gallery and exhibition space. The project is also targeted at reducing the environmental footprint of the building.
The project will build an auditorium/lecture hall within the existing building. The first floor of the building will feature a café that will connect the College to the neighborhood. Other plans include construction of an indoor atrium and outdoor plaza; 177 studios; state-of-the-art digital, computer and photo labs; spray booths featuring specifically designed ventilation system; a fabrication workshop; and a programming space for low-residency summer programs.
The renovation scheme has been designed by Cho Benn Holback + Associates Incorporated. The project will be developed by The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. The college has appointed Lazarus Design Associates for landscape design work.
