Two high profile museum projects unveiled
PermMuseum XXI
Artforum reports that the PermMuseumXXI museum center has finally announced the winning architectural firms in the competition for a new building for Perm Art Gallery, a museum in Russia slated to focus on the twenty-first century.
Winning design by Bernaskoni (Source: ArchCenter / PermMuseum XXI)
The architectural firms Bernaskoni (Russia) and Valerio Olgiati (Switzerland) are the joint winners of the design competition. Zaha Hadid, based in London, was awarded the third prize. It took the jury, led by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, two days to decide how to distribute 240.000 dollar prize money among the winners.
Serpentine Pavilion 2008
Frank Gehry’s plans for the Serpentine Gallery’s 2008 pavilion have been unveiled, reports Artdaily. Gehry said: “The pavilion is much like an amphitheater, designed to serve as a place for live events, music, performance, discussion, and debate.”
Model of Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008 designed by Frank Gehry © Gehry Partners LLP 2008
The highly articulated structure – designed and engineered in collaboration with Arup – comprises large timber planks and multiple glass planes that soar and swoop at different angles to create a dramatic multi-dimensional space. The pavilion will be the architect’s first built structure in England and his first time collaborating with his son Samuel.
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