Visual Arts Complex: University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado at Boulder seeks an architectural design team to design and construct a 148,000 gross square foot Visual Arts Complex that will house the CU Art Museum and the Department of Art and Art History. The CU Art Museum will provide permanent exhibition spaces for showcasing its permanent collection, also known as the Colorado Collection, the only public art collection of its kind in the State of Colorado and the only public art collection in Boulder. The Department of Art and Art History offers interdisciplinary, pluralistic, and diverse programs. It is known for integrating traditional arts and art history with the latest critical scholarship and creative work using new technologies.
The proposed site is located in the heart of the CU-Boulder campus on the site of the Sibel Wolle Fine Arts Building which will be demolished as a part of this project. Building occupant will be relocated to other campus facilities for the duration of the project. The selected architect is expected to work with a Construction Management/General Contracting (CMGC) firm being selected under a separate process. The project team will be asked to deliver the proposed facility on or before August 1, 2009.
This solicitation is being made with the understanding that the university is still securing necessary approvals. No work shall be authorized before all approvals from the State of Colorado legislature and the Governor are secured.
