Commercial design

COURTESY PHOTO The Lee County Alliance for the Arts campus in Fort Myers is undergoing a master-planning process for its current facility. . Gora/McGahey Architects has completed the first phase of a masterplanning process that will enhance the Lee County Alliance for the Arts campus in Fort Myers.

Since the completion of the exterior painting of the Frizzell Cultural Arts Center at the Alliance, the organization's staff and board members have received many favorable comments from the community regarding the new color scheme. Since its completion in 1992, the building has always been white.

"Soft yellows, blue, green and grey bring a vision of artistic vitality to the Lee County Alliance for the Arts," said project manager Fabian Behague, who worked on the project with interior designer Ella Materska, and Bruce Gora, who passed away in December.

The painting of the building is the first phase of a campus master planning and overall facility improvement plan, to be implemented in phases. GMA will serve as the architect and master planner for the project. A study will determine the maximum development allowed on the 10.35-acre site and suggest ways to improve usage of existing buildings and grounds.