In May 2006, Texas legislature authorized the expenditure of $45 million for construction of a performing arts facility as part of an arts, convocation and classroom building for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Plans for the new venue called for it to be located adjacent to the UTPB Center for Energy and Economic Diversification (CEED) midway between Midland and Odessa.
PROJECT NOTES
Project Name: Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
Project Completion Date: June 2011
Size in overall square footage: 33,500
Project Location: Midland, Texas
Initial Project Budget: $3,146,000
Final Cost of Project: $3,234,000
Key Players: BakerTriangle, Hunt Construction Group; Boora Architects