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Preview Period
March 26 – Fall 2012

Grand Opening Celebration
Fall 2012


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Soft Opening

March 26 – Fall 2012

Holding classes and
limited events


Countdown to
Grand Opening

Fall 2012

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Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is scheduled for a soft opening on March 26, 2012, for classes and limited events. This begins the Preview Period, which will last until the building is fully complete in Fall 2012.

The Grand Opening Celebration is scheduled October 11-13, 2012. A series of public and private events will officially kick off the Logan Center’s inaugural year of programming with exhibitions, performances, and other programs.



Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts Construction Progress (September 2010–March 2011)

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts Construction Progress (through December 2011)

The Performance Hall in September 2010

The Performance Hall in September 2010

The podium in September 2010

The podium in September 2010

The tower foundation in September 2010” 
(Jason Smith)

The tower foundation in September 2010

The tower as of October 2010

The tower as of October 2010

The Performance Hall in October 2010” 
(Jason Smith)

The Performance Hall in October 2010

The North Podium Exhibition Gallery in November 2010

The North Podium Exhibition Gallery in November 2010

The podium in October 2010

The podium in October 2010

Installation of the elevator shaft through the fifth floor of the tower in November 2010)

Installation of the elevator shaft through the fifth floor of the tower in November 2010

View of the tower and lower-level dressing rooms as of December 2010

View of the tower and lower-level dressing rooms as of December 2010

View of the South Podium, including Gidwitz Lobby and the Proscenium and Black Box theaters in December 2010

View of the South Podium, including Gidwitz Lobby and the Proscenium and Black Box theaters in December 2010

Performance Hall in December 2011

Performance Hall in December 2011

Performance Hall in November 2011

Performance Hall in November 2011

View of the North Podium Classrooms and Exhibition Gallery in December 2011

View of the North Podium Classrooms and Exhibition Gallery in December 2011

View of the Performance Hall seating as steel-roof installation continues in January 2011

View of the Performance Hall seating as steel-roof installation continues in January 2011

Catwalk steel is erected over the Performance Hall in January 2011

Catwalk steel is erected over the Performance Hall in January 2011

Tower in January 2011)

Tower in January 2011

Steel beams over the North Podium gallery and shops in January 2011. These beams will support sawtooth roof.” 
(Jason Smith)

Steel beams over the North Podium gallery and shops in January 2011. These beams will support sawtooth roof.

View of the main University campus from the seventh floor of the tower in January 2011

View of the main University campus from the seventh floor of the tower in January 2011

Podium in February 2011

Podium in February 2011

Tower is completed through the eighth floor in February 2011

Tower is completed through the eighth floor in February 2011

Podium in March 2011

Podium in March 2011

Tower in March 2011

Tower in March 2011

Performance Hall in March 2011

Performance Hall in March 2011

Concrete is poured over the Bernard DelGiorno Terrace

Concrete is poured over the Bernard DelGiorno Terrace

Construction site in March 2011

Construction site in March 2011

The upper stories of the Logan Center's tower in October 2011

The upper stories of the Logan Center's tower in October 2011

A southwestern aerial view of the Logan Center in October 2011

A southwestern aerial view of the Logan Center in October 2011

The skylights on the podium of the Logan Center in October 2011

The skylights on the podium of the Logan Center in October 2011

The inner courtyard and a view of the DelGiorno Terrace in October 2011

The inner courtyard and a view of the DelGiorno Terrace in October 2011

Another view of the courtyard and the bridge in October 2011

Another view of the courtyard and the bridge in October 2011

The top of the tower with a glimpse of the 10th floor DelGiorno Deck in 2011

A view of the South entrance and turnaround in October 2011

The top of the tower with a glimpse of the 10th floor DelGiorno Deck in 2011

The top of the tower with a glimpse of the 10th floor DelGiorno Deck in 2011



In memoriam David Logan (1918-2011)

“We have drawn deep inspiration from David Logan’s active role in building the University’s artistic community. His enthusiasm and sense of anticipation remind us of the historic opportunity that he made possible. His energy, insight and creativity will continue to guide our work at the new center.” — William Michel, Executive Director of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
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The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts will be a new foundation for the arts at the University of Chicago and will inspire creativity and collaboration across the artistic spectrum. This would not be possible without the remarkable generosity and vision of David Logan. David's transformative philanthropy will leave an important legacy on our campus, and I look forward to seeing the impact of his generosity on our community in the years to come.

—President Robert J. Zimmer

A Nexus of Inquiry and Practice

In this state-of-the-art home our faculty and students will engage in the common enterprise of experiment, inquiry, performance and production. Here disciplinary boundaries will be crossed, theories challenged, ideas questioned. Slated to open in Spring 2012, the Logan Center will be a hub for the robust arts scene on campus, which spans classroom and studio, more than 75 student-run arts groups, as well as our acclaimed museums, theaters, and music presenters.

A Portal to Creativity

The center will add significant space and resources to Chicago’s visual arts, theater and performance, music, and cinema and media studies programs—and inspire everything in between. The architects conceive the building as a “mixing bowl,” fusing spaces, weaving individual rehearsal rooms with artist studios, critical theory classrooms with shops, and media editing labs with a video production studio. Public spaces include ensemble rehearsal rooms, black-box and fixed-seat theaters, a performance auditorium with exceptional acoustics, a gallery, a state-of-the-art film screening venue, a café, and dynamic outdoor spaces.

A Gateway for Collaborative Community and City Programs

Situated along Midway Plaisance at 60th Street and Ingleside, the Logan Center will open the creative and critical activity of the University to the neighborhood and the city as never before. This southern gateway between campus and community will be the entrance to a range of new collaborations, a crossroads where the public engages with distinguished local and international artists and scholars as they create, debate, exhibit, and perform.

To learn more about our vibrant arts programs, explore arts.uchicago.edu.