JUNEAU — Northwind Architects of Juneau has been chosen to design a new arts complex for Juneau, the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council announced.
Northwind is partnering with Hacker Architects of Portland on the design. MRV Architects has been chosen as the alternate.
The Council recently hosted a public forum as part of the process to select architects for the new Arts Complex being developed and built by the JAHC. The following three finalist firms made presentations at the event: Jensen, Yorba, Lott; MRV and Northwind
The process included feedback from the community, evaluations from a committee of 20 and, finally, a session with a jury of 11 to determine a winner and an alternate.
The Arts Complex will incorporate a renovation of the existing Juneau Arts and Culture Center, with an extension towards Centennial Hall. The completed Arts Complex will provide theater and gallery spaces, meeting rooms, classrooms, offices for arts and cultural groups, a café, an artisan gift shop, and renovations to the existing JACC building.
The JAHC will continue to host public forums with the architects throughout the design phase.
For more information about the Arts Complex visit www.jahc.org or contact Katharine Heumann, Project Manager, at Katharine@jahc.org
