"The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) announced on Monday that it has chosen an architectural team as it reboots its campaign to construct a new building. The Vancouver-based firm Formline Architecture and Urbanism and the Toronto-based firm KPMB Architects were selected from among 14 Canadian architects that had submitted proposal for the VAG's future site at Larwill Park, located at 181 West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver."
"The announcement comes ten months after the institution ditched its plans for a new Herzog & de Meuron design, after costs increased 50% from C$400m ($296.4m) to $600m ($444.6m). The institution had already invested around C$60m ($42m) in the project. After the starchitects' design was scrapped, the museum also parted ways with its director and chief executive of five years Anthony Kiendl."
""The selection of Formline and KPMB to envision the new gallery is a bold and topical statement supporting Canadian innovation and excellence," says Jon Stovell, the chair of the Gallery Association Board. "KPMB Architects brings a proven track record for creating elegant, world-class museums that centre art and community, while British Columbia-based Formline Architecture and Urbanism leads with an Indigenous design vision that is both contemporary and deeply rooted in tradition.""
The Vancouver Art Gallery has selected Formline Architecture and Urbanism (Vancouver) and KPMB Architects (Toronto) to design a new building at Larwill Park, 181 West Georgia Street. The decision follows the cancellation of a Herzog & de Meuron project that saw costs rise from C$400m to C$600m, with about C$60m already spent and leadership changes ensuing. The current gallery occupies a renovated 1913 courthouse of 165,000 sq. ft. since 1983 and is outgrowing that space. A preliminary design is expected next year, with no budget, construction timeline, or opening date announced.
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