Quick Facts

Location: 1600 S. State St., Chicago

Groundbreaking: December 10, 2008

Opened for Instruction: January 25, 2010

Construction Costs: $21 million

Architect: Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects

Footprint:

Total: 35,500 square feet

Main Soundstage: 7,300 square feet

Second Soundstage: 2,200 square feet

Motion Capture Studio: 2,000 square feet

Lasky Arch: A 25-foot terra cotta artifact from nearby Famous Players-Lasky Corp, parent company of Paramount Pictures formed in 1916

LED Screen: A collection of seven vertical LED panels in the lobby that can operate independently or be combined into an 11-by-13-foot screen

Sustainability plays a key role in the facility, which is designed to be LEED certified, including:

• A 50-percent green roof
• Radiant heating and cooling in soundstage spaces
• Lobby/mezzanine lighting fixtures that progressively illuminate as natural outdoor light decreases