| Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts | |
| Coordinates: | 41.8283°N -71.4015°W |
| Owner: | Brown University |
| Broke Ground: | May 21st, 2009 |
| Opened: | 2011 |
| Architect: | Diller Scofidio + Renfro |
| Location: | Providence, RI |
| Cost: | $38 million |
The Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts (known simply as the Granoff Center colloquially[1]) is a visual and performing arts facility at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The building is home to the Brown Arts Institute.[2]
Designed by New York–based firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the building includes at 218-seat auditorium, as well as various other performance and exhibition spaces. The 38,000 square foot building is notable for its split facade: its right side is sunken half a floor below its left side, creating a disjointed effect.[3]
The building's construction cost was $38 million.[4] The building is named for Perry and Martin Granoff, the primary benefactors of its construction.[5]
In a 2011 article published after the center's opening, New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff described the building as a "handsome piece of architecture," which "creates wonderful visual relationship."
In February 2018, the University announced plans to construct the Lindemann Performing Arts Center adjacent to the Granoff Center.[6] According to the Brown Daily Herald, the new Performing Arts Center is intended to serve as a performance–focused counterpart to Granoff, which functions as a “laboratory space.”[7]