Dedication of the Calvin College Covenant Fine Arts Center

Public Dedication – The Covenant Fine Arts Center
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 4:30 p.m. – Reception following

A NEW FRONT DOOR: CFAC OPENS

The architect who oversaw the renovation of the CFAC, Rob DenBesten, AIA, LEED AP, is a ’96 Calvin grad who works with GMB A+E in Holland. Den Besten, who remembers taking his English classes in the original FAC, was a bit daunted about restoring the building that he—and the committee regarded as the “front door” of the campus. “We wanted to modernize it but respect its heritage and respect its nostalgic appeal to everybody on campus,” he said…More >>