Moss Arts Center

The Moss Arts Center is the premier performance venue in Blacksburg. It is a 150,000-square-foot facility, which includes the 1,260-seat Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, visual arts galleries, amphitheatre, and the four-story experimental Cube. The center also offers a multimedia studio, production control room, newsroom, and associated classrooms in support of the Department of Communication. This building is located adjacent to Upper Quad, where Schultz Dining Hall was.

Moss Arts Center
Former names	Shultz Dining Hall
Alternative names	Center for the Arts, Street and Davis Performance Hall
General information
Status	Active
Type	Performance Hall
Architectural style	Modern
Address	190 Alumni Mall
Town or city	Blacksburg
Named for	Patricia Buckley Moss
Groundbreaking	June 21, 2010 (2010-06-21)
Construction started	2012 (2012)
Completed	September 2013 (2013-09)
Opened	October 28, 2013 (2013-10-28)
Inaugurated	October 23, 2013 (2013-10-23)
Cost	$100,087,000
Owner	Virginia Tech
Technical details
Material	Painted Brick, Hokie Stone, Glass, Steel
Floor count	3
Floor area	130,000 Square Feet
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Snøhetta, STV Architects
Main contractor	Holder Construction Company
Awards and prizes	LEED Gold
Other information
Seating capacity	1260

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History

Ground was broken for the center on June 21, 2010. It was built using a combination of new and existing construction. In 2012, Shultz Dining Hall, built in 1962, closed so that it could be used for the construction.

It is named for artist and donor Patricia Buckley Moss. The center officially opened on Oct. 28, 2013.

External Links

• Moss Arts Center at VT Facilites Wiki
• Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech
• Moss Arts Center at OpenStreetMap