New Piano for Gardner Museum
Boston's venerable Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—founded in 1903 by a lady art patron and obsessive collector of antiquities—has been one of the city's crown cultural jewels for the past century, so taking on a contemporary expansion that would double it in size was no easy feat. Lucky for the Gardner, Italian architect Renzo Piano was up for the task, adding on a new wing of four floating volumes clad in verdigris-hued copper. The building, connected to the existing "palace" by a transparent walkway, houses a variety of programming venues (cafe, greenhouse, artist apartments, concert hall, education center, and gallery space) meant not to expand attendance numbers, but the sensory experience of existing visitors.
For more Renzo Piano in Boston, see how the project developed at the building's very own blog.
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You really should have included a photo of the courtyard (or facade) of the original palace for people who have never seen it. I think I like this new addition. It IS grand. A lot of people were very nervous about an addition to the Gardner. Would Isabella have liked it? Maybe.
ISGMuseum is one of my favorites, a gem that all who live in or visit Boston MUST experience. After living in Cambridge for 11 years and JP for 1, followed by an even longer stint in San Francisco/Oakland and currently Cincinnati (don't ask), I was shocked to hear of the new modern addition thinking the original building was going to change (Mrs. Jack's will states that that can't happen!). Now that I've seen the new building here in dwell.com and elsewhere, I can't wait to see this new building up close and personal! Would love to see a photo of the two buildings side-by-side from across the street though to get a clearer vision of the two designs.
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