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May 4, 2004
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David Chipperfield Architects/Studio
Toni Yli-Suvanto |
British Architect David Chipperfield
is designing his first Museum project in the continental United
States: the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa.
Founded in 1929, FAM, formerly known
as the Davenport Museum of Art, has recently transformed from
a small-scale local space to an ambitious, world-class institution,
and the new museum, located on the city’s downtown Mississippi
River waterfront, reflects the change. The new building, and
the desirable location, will allow it to continue to expand.
The $34.5 million, 100,000 square foot
museum will be surrounded almost completely with opaque and
transparent glass surfaces, fritted with horizontal banding
to define the formal elements of the museum. The building
will have both an inner and outer skin: the inner will be
composed of double glazed glass and perforated metal panels,
and the outer will be made of fritted and clear glass and
will act as a rain and wind screen. An outdoor plaza will
provide a sculpture garden and public space.
The museum highlights a $113.5 million
initiative to revitalize the city’s downtown area. Opening
is scheduled for July 2005.
Sam
Lubell
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