Builders Earn Raves for Orlando Arts Center Performance
To build the city of Orlando’s five-story Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the Balfour Beatty-led project team had to overcome numerous challenges, including major public funding issues and several subcontractor defaults.
A massive canopy fronts the 263,000-sq-ft facility, while inside, a circular, five-story grand staircase ushers visitors to the 2,700-seat Walt Disney Theater, a 300-seat theater, other gathering areas and even a school for the arts.