{"id":67341,"date":"2019-08-14T12:04:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T16:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?p=67341"},"modified":"2022-08-02T14:04:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T18:04:50","slug":"construction-at-cfa","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2019\/construction-at-cfa\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction at CFA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">August 14, 2019<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-1024x349.jpg\" alt=\"CFA Construction project - exterior\" width=\"1024\" height=\"349\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-67343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-1024x349.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-636x217.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-768x262.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-1536x524.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior.jpg 1571w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s been demo day all summer at CFA. First up is replacing the street-level concrete fa\u00e7ade with arched floor-to-ceiling windows. Next is the renovation of the Stone Gallery and the movement studio, and transforming the existing theatre studio into a student lounge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-composite-1024x349.jpg\" alt=\"CFA Construction updates\" width=\"1024\" height=\"349\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-67344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-composite-1024x349.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-composite-636x217.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-composite-768x262.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-composite-1536x524.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/08\/CFA-exterior-composite.jpg 1571w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The renovations, which are already underway on the exterior, will allow pedestrians to peek in to see students\u2019 work and bring more vitality to the street. The project includes the renovation of multiple restrooms, creation of all single-stall all-gender bathrooms, as well as other building-wide improvements designed to enhance accessibility for all.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/project\/cfa-facade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>We&#8217;re Open for Business<\/h2>\n<p>Please note that the 855 Commonwealth and 808 Commonwealth are still open for classes and tours during construction. Please be mindful of restricted construction zones.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>808 Commonwealth<\/h2>\n<p>Please note that 808 Commonwealth is\u00a0<span>being renovated for the expansion of the\u00a0<\/span>Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground<span>. The center will expand into what is currently the 808 Gallery on the first floor, occupying 2\/3 of the existing space, as well as space on the second floor. The 808 Gallery will continue to operate in the remaining space on the first floor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/project\/howard-thurman-center-for-common-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been demo day all summer at CFA. First up is replacing the street-level concrete fa\u00e7ade with arched floor-to-ceiling windows. Next is the renovation of the Stone Gallery and the movement studio, and transforming the existing theatre studio into a student lounge. The renovations, which are already underway on the exterior, will allow pedestrians to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6270,"featured_media":67380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"bu_prepress_billboard":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term_manual":""},"tags":[],"bu-publication":[192],"magazine-article-category":[],"magazine-topic":[],"news-article-category":[],"news-topic":[],"bu_edition":[],"media_type":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/67341"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6270"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/67341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88910,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/67341\/revisions\/88910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67341"},{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=67341"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine-article-category?post=67341"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine-topic?post=67341"},{"taxonomy":"news-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-article-category?post=67341"},{"taxonomy":"news-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topic?post=67341"},{"taxonomy":"bu_edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_edition?post=67341"},{"taxonomy":"media_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_type?post=67341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}