Models of the Kimball Art Center
As I reported earlier, the Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, is just days away from choosing which of the five plans for their extension will go into construction. The jury makes its final deliberation on February 3rd, in part based on the models that the five contending firms—BIG, Sparano Mooney, Tod Williams Billie Tsien, Will Bruder + Partners, and Brooks Scarpa. I had the good luck of visiting Park City last week to see the models (currently stashed in board member Buzz Stasser's house during the Sundance Film Festival), but if you're anywhere else, take this exclusive look at what will be swaying the jury. The videos are only available here on dwell.com and at the Kimball thanks to augmented reality technology from HP's Aurasma system.
Here's a description from Bjarke Ingels that simultaneously demystifies the process by which he and his firm arrived at their design, but also gives a concise Park City history lesson.
John Sparano of Sparano Mooney shows off his model and talks about "an urban living room" on the corner of Main Street.
A "box of sky and shadow" from Tod Williams and Billie Tsien.
The most obviously sustainable of the entries, the solar panels and wind turbines of Will Bruder's design mark it as one of the flashiest of the five entries.
Brooks+Scarpa's "cloud" dominates the design, but as the narration here shows, community engagement and respect for Park City's arts scene wins out.
Don't miss a word of Dwell! Download our FREE app from iTunes, friend us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!
Articles
-
Kimball Art Center Finalists
Last week I was in Park City, Utah, home of the Kimball Art Center. Founded in 1976, and housed in what was once the Kimball Bros. auto garage, the Kimball is a living museum offering the people of…
-
Sparano Mooney's Kimball Q&A
With the jury going into deliberations at the end of the week, the Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, is poised to announce the architect and design of its new extension. I've reported on the…
-
Graphic Europe
"We are designers. We notice things in a different way to other people." That's roughly the ethos that defines the Detour section of Dwell, and the expressed driving force behind the new…
Products
-
No More Rules: Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Poynor provides readers with a compre-hensive overview of the origins of graphic design, postmodernism, and deconstructionism in the digital age.
-
Model L
-
Model 33 Flatware
The flat handle features an ever-so-slight dip that rests effortlessly in your dinner-time grasp. Five-tined forks and a generous, round bowl on the spoon show an admirable appreciation for…
Dwell Collection
-
Geigy's Graphic Design
Design Musem Zurich's current show Good Design, Good Business showcases the great graphic design from 1940-1970 of the Swiss chemical company Geigy.
Video
-
The Model Architect: Bart Prince
In our newest video series, The Model Architect, we explore the design process through the art of model-making. We begin in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the studio and residence of Bart Prince, a…
Events
-
Graphic Design: Now in Production
This major international exhibition explores how graphic design has broadened its reach dramatically over the past decade, expanding from a specialized profession to a widely deployed tool. With…
-
Wim Crouwel—A Graphic Odyssey
The Design Museum celebrates the prolific career of the Dutch graphic designer Wim Crouwel in his first UK retrospective. Regarded as one of the leading designers of the twentieth century, Crouwel…
-
Jane Davis Doggett: Talking Graphics
Jane Davis Doggett, M.F.A. 1956, is known for her career in creating graphic identities and wayfinding systems for massive public spaces, including 40 international airports. Doggett recently…
Advertising
Advertising
Advertising
Related Products
-
No More Rules: Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Poynor provides readers with a compre-hensive…
-
Model L
The one thing that this one does that the others…
-
Model 33 Flatware
The flat handle features an ever-so-slight dip…
Latest
-
05.16
The Making of Screenplay: Part 7
Jenny Wu, a partner at Oyler Wu Collaborative, documents the…
-
05.16
ICFF Preview: Plank by Eric Pfeiffer and Council
Oakland-based designer Eric Pfeiffer has been exhibiting…
-
05.14
LEGO® Design Competition Finalists
Dwell joined forces with Pacific Standard Time to appeal to…
Follow
Dwell
Reloading tweets…
I truly hope that they use Sparano Mooney. Anne and John have an amazing design sense, and I would love for more local professionals to be involved in local projects of this nature. The greater Salt Lake and Park City areas have certainly been lacking in contemporary design (think Aspen log cabin meets Montana hunting lodge). However, there are numerous design professionals and local citizens here that appreciate and promote a modern perspective. I am really impressed with all of these mock ups though, and I'm certain it will be an inspiring space...just hope our locals get the nod. Many projects here that have been signature modern space, were in conjunction with firms from outside (e.g. Moshe Safdie with VCBO: Salt Lake Public Library), and right now we're all very excited about our new Utah Museum of Natural History (Polshek and locals GSBS). To oversimplify, let's just say in Utah we need of more Corbu direction, and less wannabe Tuscan or Timberlodge.
bjarke won!
RSS Feed
Add a Comment