02_EMAC
Fall 2011
Electronic Music and Arts Center (EMAC) Project Location: New York City, NY Project Size: 70,000 sq ft Critic: Professor Joshua Zinder Program: 300 seat blackbox/whitebox theatre space, back of house support, cafe/restaurant, office suite, classrooms, computer lab, practice rooms, recording studios Project Description: The International Electronic Music and Art Center (EMAC) shall provide a home for the Electronic Music Foundation (EMF). It shall accommodate social, educational and studio spaces. The EMF will support the use and creation of digital media, audience interaction/immersion and outdoor performance. Students are to investigate 3 possible site locations for the EMAC and select one which will best serve the programmatic, social, and formal needs of the facility. All the sites are located along the High Line in New York City and should contribute to the further development of community and arts in this section of the city. The EMAC will actively encourage the convergence of art and technology, providing exhibition, educational and performance space where technological, electronic and innovative performance art can be developed, displayed and exhibited.