Harvard’s American Repertory Theater (ART) announced the start of construction on its new building at 175 North Harvard street in Allston today, heralding the project as a more modern, spacious, and accessible successor to the Loeb Drama Center, its current home. For some shows, the theater has had to bring in outside generators to support technical elements. The complex, to be called the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Center for Creativity & Performance, is designed to be more open to the public and a place to linger once performances end, according to Dinkins. Interim president Alan M. Garber praised the “future full of creative potential” the theater would bring. The incredible community their vision sustains and expands will have a profound effect on arts and culture throughout our region.”