By Tillotson Design Associates
A performing arts center was a key component of the master plan to rebuild the World Trade Center site following the attacks on September 11, 2001. Located adjacent to the new Transit Hub, The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) will create approximately 135,000 sf of space for theater, dance, music, film, and opera in Lower Manhattan at the north end of the World Trade Center site, adjacent to One World Trade Center, the Oculus Transportation Hub, and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. PAC NYC will further animate Lower Manhattan and become an anchor for the arts community. The exterior form of PAC NYC is an internally illuminated cube, supported on a stone base. Its simple massing is a counterpoint to the diverse forms of the site’s redevelopment.
