San Francisco Conservatory of Music

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) is expanding it’s campus with the start of construction on the new$185-million budgeted venture at Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts (Bowes Center). The school held a ceremonial ground breaking on October 25.The new, 12-story, 171,000- sq-ft building was designed by Mark Cavagnero Associates, and is being built by Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd. The project will provide housing for 420 students along with two concert halls, a restaurant with a live performance space, multiple classrooms and rehearsal spaces for ensembles. The center will also feature practice rooms, a recording studio and technology hall, a large observation deck and garden, conference facilities, a student center, and several apartments for visiting artists and faculty.