New A.R.T. building nearing completion

Edited from a New England Council report:

 Harvard University is nearing completion on the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Center for Creativity & Performance, a 70,000-square-foot facility in Boston’s Allston neighborhood that will be the new home of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.). The project,  at 175 North Harvard St., topped off its mass-timber structure in October and is expected to open early next year.

The Goel Center will feature two flexible performance venues, a 700-seat West Stage and a 300-seat East Stage, along with rehearsal studios, teaching spaces, a public lobby, and an outdoor performance yard. The building incorporates sustainable design elements, including low-carbon mass timber, reclaimed brick, natural ventilation systems, rooftop solar panels, and a green roof. Catalyzed by a $100 million gift from David E. Goel ’93 and Stacey L. Goel, the center will anchor Harvard’s arts presence in Allston alongside the university’s Science and Engineering Complex and Business School campus.