MECA SC (Museum and Event Center for the Arts in South Carolina) is located on the last remaining site on the Reedy River in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. The project’s ambition is to create a civic event center with world class museums in a master planned development with iconic design. The project will house a 65,000 sf event center, including a 10,000 sf flexible “Jewel Box” located along the river and connected to the exterior public realm. The museums will include the Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery (BJU M&G), which is recognized as one of the finest collections of European Old Masters paintings in America, and the Greenville County Museum of Art (GCMA), which currently only displays 5% of its collection in its existing space. Finally, the building will also include approximately 100 residences above the public program. The synergy between the programs will provide an attraction to downtown while highlighting two of the most important institutions to the city.
