Lenfest Plaza at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Philadelphia, PA, United States

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Lenfest Plaza at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Firm

LAND COLLECTIVE

Type

Commercial › Exhibition Center
Cultural › Gallery Cultural Center Sculpture
Educational › University
Landscape + Planning › Public Park Urban Green Space

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2012

SIZE

10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft

BUDGET

$1M - 5M

Among the many goals for the vision of Lenfest Plaza, three stood out as markers for success: create a unified campus for The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for the first time in the institution’s history; establish a gateway to the “Museum Mile” at Broad and Cherry Streets; and identify Philadelphia as one of the nation’s leading art venues, particularly to visitors of the Pennsylvania Convention Center’s main entrance newly opposite the Academy. Additionally, create an environment that could receive visitors as diverse as the Academy’s students, its faculty and administration, museum and café patrons, Philadelphians and their visitors. Since its opening, Lenfest Plaza has improved the Academy’s attendance records, created a sense of place where there was once pass through, and become a symbol for the City of Philadelphia. Lenfest Plaza was designed by David Rubin while equity partner at Olin.