foster + partners wins competition to remodel the bilbao fine arts museum
foster + partners, together with LM uriarte arkitektura, have unanimously won the international competition to expand and remodel the bilbao fine arts museum. under pseudonym agravitas, the winning proposal is developed around the idea of making the existing building, originally built in 1945 and followed by further constructions in 1970 and 2001, the primary protagonist by restoring its original entrance. additionally, a unique structure is designed to rest respectfully across the 1945 and 1970 buildings, equipping the museum with 2,000 sqm of new galleries on a single open, flexible floor, offering an ideal gallery space for any museum curator.all images courtesy of foster + partners
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?we are delighted to have this opportunity to create a major new extension and remodel the bilbao fine arts museum,? says norman foster, founder and executive chairman, foster + partners. ?our design will restore the existing mid-twentieth century building and setting to its original glory, create a new publicly accessible atrium space and add major new galleries for contemporary art in a floating pavilion. we, with luis marÃa uriarte, look forward to working with the director, miguel zugaza and his team to create a museum fit for this forward-looking city.? marking the practice?s second project in the city, following bilbao metro, which was completed in 1995, the bilbao fine arts museum proposal seeks to reorient the museum towards the city by restoring the façade of the existing bu...
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