The Joslyn Art Museum expansion plans to bring light and a modern sensibility to this Nebraskan institution. The design is a collaborative effort between two firms - Snøhetta and Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture (APMA). This new pavilion is an expansion of the existing museum, which will exhibit an array of the museum's permanent collections.
The pavilion will create an indoor/outdoor art experience through a large curvilinear glass atrium to fill the space with light. The structure is designed to appear weightless and will contrast the existing museum structure. In addition, the pavilion will include a new entrance lobby, a museum gift shop, and a multi-functional event space. The structure will be built using a series of stacked stones that will pick up the existing building's aesthetic - thus tying the two structures together despite their singularity.
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What's Driving This Trend
- Curvilinear Glass Design
- The use of curvilinear glass designs for buildings and pavilions creates an indoor/outdoor art experience that fills spaces with light, creating opportunities for designing modern and innovative architecture.
- Indoor/outdoor Art Experience
- The development of indoor/outdoor art experiences creates a new art paradigm that can redefine the traditional museum experience through the use of natural light and ambient environment.
- Stacked Stone Structures
- The use of stacked stone structures creates a design context that captures existing building aesthetics while creating a contemporary feel, inspiring possibilities for redesigning old structures.
Who This Affects Most
- Architecture
- The architecture industry can adopt and explore ways to integrate curvilinear glass designs, indoor/outdoor art experiences, and stacked stone structures in their building designs.
- Museums
- Museums can reimagine their exhibition spaces through indoor/outdoor art experiences that focus on natural light and the ambient environment, creating new opportunities to enhance the visitor experience.
- Construction
- The construction industry can explore new methods of building using glass and high technology materials for modern and innovative architecture while preserving the aesthetic history of existing structures.
