Architects: Carolyn Iu and Natan Bibliowicz
Across the street from Nicole
Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
The 77,000-square-foot, $54 million building is expected to be completed in 2004, doubling the space of the company's cramped quarters on West 61st Street.
The new six-story building, with a two-story basement, will feature 12 dance studios, a 295-seat theater, dressing rooms, warm-up areas, an archive and library area, a costume shop and physical therapy facilities.
The building's transparent design, by architects Carolyn Iu and Natan Bibliowicz, will enable passers-by to see into many of the studios and share in the dance experience.
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![The Joan Weill Center for Dance for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater](joan_weill_center_dance_11june04_s.jpg)
The lights of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, with Nicole in front. 11 June 2004.
![The Joan Weill Center for Dance for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater](ailey_dance_theater_18apr03_s.jpg)
Construction continues on the Joan Weill Center for Dance for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on the northwest corner of Ninth Avenue and West 55th Street; Time Warner Center is getting a crown. 18 April 2003.
![The Joan Weill Center for Dance for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater](alvin_ailey_w55th_s.jpg)
The theater that used to be on the corner of Ninth Avenue and West 55th Street. The building was demolished in October of 2002. The 77,000-square-foot, $54 million Joan Weill Center for Dance for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is expected to be completed in 2004.