Arts center coming together in Beaverton
Construction is currently underway on the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts (PRCA) in downtown Beaverton.
Banner printing is often used at such sites to keep the community abreast of such developments.
The community development director for the city, Cheryl Twete, said that the goal of this project is to provide a center for the arts in Beaverton so residents need not travel to Portland, and so visitors will have additional opportunities for entertainment other than shopping. The center will have an art gallery, a mid-sized theater for bands and plays, and flexible space for rentals.
Opsis Architecture designed the new center, which be made of mostly concrete and steel and will have large, floor-to-ceiling windows on the first and second floors. Executive director of the PRCA, Chris Ayzoukian, said the space will be inviting to the community to the extent that it will be occupied for many hours into the night.
There will be benches and public art on the side that overlooks the creek. A pavilion made of glass will serve as the lobby, while the panels of Douglas Fir will line the walls of the theater. The ceiling will have wooden slats conjuring up images of the beaver dams that inspired the name of the town.
The center is expected to open in the fall of next year.
Banner printing is often used at such sites to keep the community abreast of such developments.
The community development director for the city, Cheryl Twete, said that the goal of this project is to provide a center for the arts in Beaverton so residents need not travel to Portland, and so visitors will have additional opportunities for entertainment other than shopping. The center will have an art gallery, a mid-sized theater for bands and plays, and flexible space for rentals.
Opsis Architecture designed the new center, which be made of mostly concrete and steel and will have large, floor-to-ceiling windows on the first and second floors. Executive director of the PRCA, Chris Ayzoukian, said the space will be inviting to the community to the extent that it will be occupied for many hours into the night.
There will be benches and public art on the side that overlooks the creek. A pavilion made of glass will serve as the lobby, while the panels of Douglas Fir will line the walls of the theater. The ceiling will have wooden slats conjuring up images of the beaver dams that inspired the name of the town.
The center is expected to open in the fall of next year.