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Ground was broken for the center was held on June 21, 2010. It is named for artist and donor [[Patricia Buckley Moss]]. The center officially opened on Oct. 28, 2013.
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{{infobox building
|name=Moss Arts Center
|namesake = [[Patricia Buckley Moss]]
|status = Active
|address = 190 Alumni Mall
|location_city = [[Blacksburg]]
|logo = Moss Turner Street Sign.jpg
|logo_size = 300px
|image =
|image_size=300px
|owner=[[Virginia Tech]]
|completion_date={{Start date and age|2013|09}}
|groundbreaking_date={{Start date and age|2010|06|21}}
|start_date={{Start date and age|2012}}
|opened_date={{Start date and age|2013|10|28}}
|inauguration_date={{Start date and age|2013|10|23}}
|cost=$100,087,000
|material = Painted Brick, [[Hokie Stone]], Glass, Steel
|former_name = [[Shultz Dining Hall]]
|alternate_names=Center for the Arts, Street and Davis Performance Hall
|floor_count = 3
|building_type = [[Performance Hall]]
|architectural_style = [[w:Modern|Modern]]
|architecture_firm=Snøhetta<ref>http://snohetta.com/projects/199-moss-arts-center-at-virginia-tech</ref>, STV Architects<ref>http://www.stvinc.com/project.aspx?id=469</ref>
|main_contractor=Holder Construction Company
|seating_capacity=1260
|awards=[[w:Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED Gold]]
|floor_area=130,000 [[w:Square foot|Square Feet]]
}}
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 [[The Cube|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.
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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.
==External Links==
* [http://www.pdc.facilities.vt.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=Center_for_the_Arts Moss Arts Center] at [http://www.pdc.facilities.vt.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page VT Facilites Wiki]
{{Building|name=Moss Arts Center|uri=center-for-the-arts|num=188|osm=357516085}}
==External LinksReferences==* http://www.vt.edu/about/buildings/center-for-the-arts.html
[[Category: Buildings]]
