Seven years ago, the school officially announced “the selection of Boora Architects of Portland, Ore., to design a renovation and re-imagination of its Hopkins Center for the Arts.” Boora (now known as Bora) designed a stylish renovation and expansion.

In April of this year, the school announced the receipt of gifts sufficient to start planning. (The area that the school calls the Arts District is the one that this site in 1999 termed Hopland, obviously to no effect. The term “SoWhee” did not take off either.)

At the recent fall meeting of the trustees, according to a news release:

The board approved the allocation of $500,000 for a planning and feasibility study of renovations and potential expansion of the Hopkins Center for the Arts. The project — which recognizes the importance of the Hop and its artistic programming across the institution — would provide state-of-the-art performance and teaching spaces, improve and increase space and opportunities for rehearsal facilities, enhance accessibility, and address infrastructure and deferred maintenance.

There is no information on whether or how this upcoming project relates to the Bora design.