Broad Expands, Backed by Billion-Dollar Endowment
Rendering of expanded Broad. (c)Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Rendering by Plomp The Broad has announced a 55,000-sf expansion to its downtown building . The story's buried lede is that the Broad endowment now stands at close to $1 billion . That's far more than the $200 million endowment Eli Broad promised in 2011. The planned expansion by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the original architects, is a concrete-clad structure adjacent to the older building, increasing gallery space by 70 percent. There will be galleries on all three floors of the new building; two outdoor courtyards on the top floor; space for performances and other public programs; and the ability to walk through an art-storage "vault." A covered plaza will welcome visitors from the Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Metro station. The project's cost is put at $100 million, with construction expected to begin early next year. Amy Sherald, Kingdom , 2022. The Broad Does the Broad need more space? It's true th