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New School BuildingExploring the Arts completed a successful capital campaign to help support the construction of a new, award-winning building for the public high school Tony and Susan founded, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. The school moved into its brand new home at the start of the 2009-10 school year in Tony's hometown of Astoria, Queens at the Kaufman Astoria Studios complex. Click Image to Enlarge The philosophy guiding the building's design was to provide a home for the school that would showcase the arts and welcome its surrounding community. The exterior is therefore not one of brick but of glass, with large windows that visually invite those on the outside in. Click Image to Enlarge True to Tony and Susan's original vision, the building has become a great resource for the city at large. It is home not only to Frank Sinatra School of the Arts but also to the ETA-supported, NYC Department of Educations' Summer Arts Institute. In addition, the building's Tony Bennett Concert Hall hosted the 2009 Mayor's Awards for Arts & Culture as well as Mayor Bloomberg's 2009 State of the City Address. THE NEW BUILDING'S FACILITIES INCLUDE:
Click Images to Enlarge DESIGN AWARDS: SARA, NY Design Award, 2010 Collabetition Platinum Award, schooldesigner.com, 2010 Queens Chamber of Commerce Building Hall of Fame Award, 2009 PHOTO ALBUMS: Look Inside: Tour the New School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (September 2009) LINKS: Susan T. Rodriguez/Ennead Architects (formerly Polshek Partnership Architects) is the designer of the new school building |
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