More than five years after Frisco ISD voters approved a $691 million bond package, a state filing indicates that design plans are set and construction is imminent on a new performing arts center.
Builders are scheduled to start construction on the fine arts auditorium by March, as reported by The Dallas Express.
A state filing shows the projected cost to build the two-story, 67,000-square-foot facility is $54 million, with an anticipated delivery date of March 2026. It will include gallery space, instructional training and office space, and a 1,200-seat auditorium.
Renderings of the new facility can be seen here.
The district’s fine arts programs would use the building more than 160 days a year, with the potential for outside groups and partners to use the facility as well.
“Current high school auditoriums seat 600 people, but the new facility would allow for larger, collaborative performances between fine arts disciplines, campuses, and grade levels,” according to the district’s website.
“In addition, it would maximize student instructional time by hosting student events at the fine arts facility that normally occur during the school day. A visual and performing arts center would host UIL and evaluative competitive events in order to reduce fine arts instructional time lost at host campuses.”
The project architect is Dallas-based Corgan, according to the district. The company created a presentation that can be viewed here.
In addition to building the Frisco ISD Visual and Performing Arts Center, the bond package provides funding for the construction of a high school and two elementary schools, as well as for the acquisition of land for other campuses, construction of a career and technical education annex, technology upgrades, renovations, preventative maintenance, security, and improvements across the district.