RISD's NEW CHACE CENTER BRIDGES THE DIVIDE
Rhode Island School of Design
Chace Center
20 North Main Street
Providence, RI
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By Meredith Cutler (for Artscope Magazine)
Article Excerpt:
The long-awaited Chace Center at the Rhode Island School of Design opened to the public on September 27, adding 43,000 square feet of sophisticated, mixed-use space to bridge key areas of RISD’s eclectic campus with the public arena of Providence’s Market Square.
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect José Rafael Moneo, the
five-story, LEED certified facility offers the entire community much needed programming and educational space to be shared by the RISD
Museum, risd|works, The Minskoff Center for Prints, Drawings and
Photographs, the new Gelman Student and Dryfoos Student Media
Galleries, and expanded office, studio and classroom facilities.
Serving as a new front door to the RISD Museum, the ground level houses an airy visitor reception area, adjacent to the relocated risd|works
retail store, now offering café service alongside a range of consumer
products designed by RISD faculty and alumni. Easily accessible during
the museum’s off-hours, the 210-seat Metcalf Auditorium affords crucial
presentation and event space to benefit both the RISD community and
greater Providence.
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Image: The Chace Center, Rhode Island School of Design. Courtesy, RISD Museum of Art. Photo by Erik Gould.
