The School of Architecture held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 27 to celebrate the opening of the new Architecture and Arts Building.The ceremony began with an opening from SGA vice president Bryan Waters. The university president, Dr. George Wright, said that the building is a milestone for architecture education in Texas. “This provides an opportunity to build on success that we already enjoy,” Wright said. “This is a milestone that will be in place for a long time.”
The three-story, 105,000 square-foot building has several design studios, a 135-seat lecture theater, with state of the art projection and sound recording equipment, along with both a flat and curved panel screen for special projection events, as well as computer and teaching laboratories.
President emeritus Dr. Charles A. Hines stated that the road to the opening of the building was long and filled with potholes. ” This building was constructed for the master builders who will go forth from this place and time to reconstruct this nation,” said Hines. “This building says that only excellence is good for us at PVAMU.”
The official ribbon cutting was followed by a dedication and tour of the building and the Uncommon Ground art exhibit.
The dean of the School of Architecture, Dr. Ikhlas Sobouni, said, ” I can’t even describe it with words. This is a marvelous building.