Frequently Asked Questions
[More FAQs coming soon]
What programs does Carleton expect to house in the former Northfield Middle School?
The Arts Planning Committee has recommended that the building house a significant number of multiple use classrooms; the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching; centralized support for the use of digital assets; the Presentation, Events, and Production Support office (PEPS); a teaching museum; a dramatic theater; a cinema theater; a black box theater; dance studios; and the academic departments of art history and studio art, cinema and media studies, theater and dance, and English.
Other FAQs
- What programs does Carleton expect to house in the former Northfield Middle School?The Arts Planning Committee has recommended that the building house a significant number of multiple...
- To what extent do you expect the design of the building to take advantage of sustainable architecture?The architectural firm that was chosen is LEED certified and committed to aggressively pursuing sustainable...
- What is a black box theater?A smaller theater that seats 120-130 with fold up chairs that can be moved around,...
- How does this project relate to the 100 year campus plan?Probably the most important insight from that plan was a warning that new building projects...
- What is the vision for the Northfield community and its role in the new facility?We envision that the new facility and Arts Coordinator will connect our arts curriculum to...