The Society for College and University Planning recently honored HGA Architects and Engineers with a 2011 excellence in planning merit award for the Visual and Performing Arts Village at Cabrillo College in Aptos. The Art Village won in the district or campus component category.
Part of a campus master plan, the Visual and Performing Arts Village raises the visibility of the Cabrillo College’s growing theater, music and visual arts programs, says HGA. Located across Soquel Drive from the original campus, the eight-acre Arts Village orients five architecturally compatible buildings around a series of courtyards, reinforcing a sense of campus community and promoting interdisciplinary interaction among students and faculty. The 126,000-sq-ft, pedestrian-oriented complex includes a Theater Arts Building with a proscenium theater and studio theater; Music Building with recital hall; 3-D Art Studio; 2-D Art Studio; and Arts Division Forum with lecture hall, seminar room and offices.