Grey Art Museum
The Grey’s new facility occupies the entire ground floor of a venerable brick and iron building in the historic Noho district, its storefront façade facing out onto a busy pedestrian thoroughfare at the intersection of the East Village and NoHo. A prominent street entrance provides a clear view of the reception area and entrance hall, […]
Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts
Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts (SAFA) is located in Wusong Innovation City, Baoshan District, Shanghai. The new home for SAFA creates an open and accessible campus (re)assembled in an abandoned steel manufacturing plant, serving as a catalyst for the regeneration Wusong Industrial Area. Unlike a typical campus formed around quads, SAFA exists within the footprint […]
Wuxi Art Museum
Set within Shangxianhe Wetland Park, the museum’s site design and architectural form closely connect to the natural context and integrate the museum experience with the natural environment. The architecture is conceived as a metaphorical Taihu Scholar Stone: a contemplative and intricate spatial structure that simultaneously invites one’s spirit in but also sits quietly as a […]
Peabody Essex Museum Expansion and Renovation
Designed to clarify and strengthen the Museum’s current programming, the new wing will enhance the older sections of the museum while providing new gallery spaces dedicated to the presentation of the museum’s extensive collection, creating a new, unified sequence throughout. Richard Olcott, Design Partner Founded in 1799 as a repository for “curiosities” discovered by the […]
Anderson Collection at Stanford University
We took full advantage of the abundant natural California sunlight while protecting the extremely valuable, light-sensitive pieces within the building to produce a bright gallery for this outstanding collection. Richard Olcott, Design Partner Part of a University directive to develop a prominent arts district, this new gallery building provides an inviting home for the Anderson […]
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
We were inspired by the Museum’s conviction that design has the power to fulfill aspirations for the future…We created architecture that strengthens the regional and national impact of The Westmoreland, renewing the Museum’s position as a destination in its own right. Susan T. Rodriguez, Design Partner Revitalizing a venerable cultural institution, the expansion of the […]
Museum of the City of New York
We worked to generate a progressive, forward-looking image to symbolize the viability of the institution that is the Museum of the City of New York – an important learning resource and a neighborhood catalyst for change. Richard Olcott, Design Partner Based on the Museum’s Strategic Plan and completed in 1989, a new Master Plan outlined […]
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum
The design strategy intentionally opposes the ‘white box’ gallery approach typically applied to housing contemporary art. Instead, the architecture actively engages the art, with the distinct purpose of deepening the visitor’s appreciation of and connection to it. Susan T. Rodriguez, Design Partner The design for the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art responds to […]
Yale University Art Gallery Renovation and Expansion
Above all, it is about enhancing the experience of viewing art. The design prioritizes sequence, pace and context to orchestrate a smooth progression through the galleries, while leaving room for the unexpected discovery of works resurfaced. Richard Olcott, Design Partner For the first time in its history, the Gallery occupies all three buildings – Street […]
Yale University Art Gallery, Kahn Building Renovation
The restoration is more than an aesthetic improvement. It is also the fulfillment of a responsibility to architectural history. Mark Alden Branch, ’86 Yale Alumni, Executive Editor of Yale Alumni Magazine Acclaimed for its bold geometry, daring use of light and space and its structural and engineering innovations, Louis Kahn’s first significant building houses Yale’s […]