SPAC task force to select architect finalists next week

The task force charged with selecting a project architect for the proposed new Sarasota Performing Arts Center will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, May 12, in the SRQ Media Studio at City Hall. 

During the meeting, the panel will review its findings from tours of buildings designed by the six semifinalist architecture firms and narrow the pool to a short list of candidates to be interviewed. 

The six finalists include American firms Diller Scofidio + Renfro of New York City and Gehry Partners of Los Angeles. The Europe-based firms are Foster + Partners Limited of London; Renzo Piano Building Workshop of Genoa, Italy; Snohetta of Oslo, Norway; and Henning Larsen of Copenhagen, Denmark.

The meeting is open to the public. Citizen comments are limited to three minutes for each person with a collective time limit of 30 minutes. The meeting is available via livestream and a recording will also be available following the meeting. The livestream and recording will be available via the city’s website at sarasota.gov.