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The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) has opened, the final public segment of the rebuilt World Trade Center site following the 9/11 attacks.
The 138ft-tall, cube shaped PAC NYC is named after businessman and philanthropist Ronald O. Perelman.
The 129,000-sq-foot facility will have three theatres with seating for 450, 250 and 99 people, respectively. They can be connected to create a larger venue with up to 950 seats and divided up into 10 different configurations.
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The façade is clad in 5,000 half-inch thick marble tiles in front of laminated insulated glass units, displayed in a biaxially symmetric pattern.
The marble façade allows light inside during the day and for light to radiate out in the evening.
A lobby restaurant called Metropolis by Marcus Samuelsson, includes a bar, outdoor terrace and private dining room.
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The project is designed by New York architect REX, executive architect Davis Brody Bond, theater consultant Charcoalblue and acoustician Threshold Acoustics.
An inaugural five part series called “Refuge: A Concert Series to Welcome the World” has already taken place at PAC NYC, while a photography exhibition called “Kishux” is currently on display.
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