Parish Episcopal School’s Noble Family Performing Arts Center Tops Out

Later this month, the construction team and school will celebrate the topping out of the Noble Family Performing Arts Center at Parish Episcopal School’s Midway Campus in Dallas, Texas.

The new performing arts center—part of a 55,000-square-foot campus expansion—will host student performances, community and milestone events, awards ceremonies and high-caliber speakers and cultural events. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. broke ground on the project in November of 2019 and it is expected to be complete by spring of 2021.

The Noble Family Performing Arts Center includes a 515-seat performance hall, 120-seat black box theater, rehearsal rooms, a film screening room and dedicated dance studio. Back-of house spaces include a scenic shop, dressing rooms and tailoring shop as well as a concessions area, storage space, offices and a state-of-the-art gallery for the display of works by students and visiting artists.

Even with the changes enforced under the circumstances of COVID-19, the team behind the arts center project has been quick to embrace new safety requirements and successfully implement all new measures. From a technology perspective, BIM models, laser scans and aerial images have all been used to ensure the successful development and quality of the project. The facility has been constructed using tilt-wall panels for acoustics complemented by large trusses and uniquely shaped precast panels with glass that will align the exterior wall along the building’s entrance.