Northwest Tennessee Arts Center and College of Business and Global Affairs

Renovation of the existing theater (15,000 sq. ft.) and an addition (66,000 sq. ft.) to the current Fine Arts Building. The College of Business and Global Affairs is seeking to demolish their existing Business Administration Building and constructing (100,000 sq. ft.). A. Development of a program statement, the majority of spaces must be defined around HEIGS Taxonomies, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) space guidelines, campus direction relative to functional utilization, and the respondent’s experience for benchmarking similar space. The THEC space guidelines for instructional classrooms, laboratories, and office space must be consulted and utilized during the development process. B. The University is devoted to principals of universal design and the building must conform to all relevant ADA requirements. C. The overall building infrastructure, including network wiring, should be compiled in the finished product. D. The program statement will be developed to meet the Tennessee High Performance Building Requirements. E. The program statement must include site, landscape, Masterplan, and other University wide considerations and must comply with pertinent University design and construction guidelines and standards, Masterplans, and other related documents.

Architectural, Renovation.