Bren Events Center
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| Full name | Donald Bren Events Center |
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| Location | 100 Bren Event Center Drive Irvine, CA 92612 |
| Coordinates | 33°38′57″N 117°50′49″W / 33.64917°N 117.84694°WCoordinates: 33°38′57″N 117°50′49″W / 33.64917°N 117.84694°W |
| Owner | University of California, Irvine |
| Operator | University of California, Irvine |
| Capacity | 4,984 (for basketball) 5,430 (for concerts) 5,608 (maximum) |
| Surface | Hardwood |
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| Broke ground | 1984 |
| Opened | January 8, 1987 |
| Construction cost | $14 million ($29.5 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Parkin Architects Limited |
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UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball |
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The Donald Bren Events Center, commonly known as the Bren Events Center or the Bren, is a 6,000-seat indoor arena on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, United States.
It was conceived and planned in 1981, with the passage of a student referendum authorizing an assessment of $23 per student per quarter as of winter 1987. It opened January 8, 1987 with UCI Men’s Basketball vs. Utah State. Parkin Architects Limited served as the architects for the building, which was renamed "Donald Bren Events Center" in 1988. The University of California, Irvine renamed the structure in honor of real estate mogul and chairman of the Irvine Company, Donald Bren, upon receipt of a $1.5 million donation.
It is a 65,000 assignable (90,000 gross) square-foot multi-purpose facility servicing the University and all of southern California. It features a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) arena which hosts UCI Anteater Basketball, volleyball and serves as a general assembly space for special events. Additional conference and meeting spaces are available to support arena events and to host small meetings. In addition, it provides:
It serves as the home to UC Irvine Anteaters athletic programs. Men's basketball, women's basketball, and men's volleyball all play their home games at Bren.
It is also used for concerts, trade fairs, conventions, Broadway shows and graduation ceremonies.
Recent examples of usage include hosting Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, when he spoke in 2004, while Jimmy Carter spoke and answered questions about his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid on 3 May 2007.
TNA Wrestling also held its 2009 Bound For Glory Event here.
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