Pelli Clark Pelli Architects, the architecture firm that designed DePaul’s Theatre School, was selected Sept. 23 to construct DePaul’s new basketball arena.
The firm was awarded a $7.2 million contract for its glasswalled design, the Chicago Tribune reported. Pelli Clark Pelli Architects (PCPA) were one of six firms in the running, and was chosen by the board of Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (McPier).
“We liked their conceptual design best. In some ways, it’s as simple as that, ” DePaul president F.R. Dennis Holtschneider said.