$2 Billion Plan To Renovate Smithsonian On Washington DC Mall
- 10 years ago
A plan has been announced by the Bjarke Ingels Group to renovate parts of the Smithsonian that are on the National Mall, including the Castle, which currently functions as an administrative building.
The Smithsonian Institution and Museums are part of the world’s largest research complex that began in 1846. Its southern campus is located on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
A plan has been announced by the Bjarke Ingels Group to renovate parts of the Smithsonian that are on the National Mall, including the Castle, which currently functions as an administrative building.
Since some areas can be hard to find, the renovations would connect underground galleries like the S. Dillon Ripley Center, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery to the National Museum of African Art.
The project would reportedly take up to twenty years to complete, costing around two billion dollars, but since it is still awaiting approval, construction might not even start for between five to seven years.
Smithsonian secretary Wayne Clough is quoted as saying: “We’re hoping to shift the paradigm away from administration and toward the visitor experience. The enhancements really focus particularly on public access.”
If the plans go through, renovations will stretch from the building known as the Castle, originally built in 1855, to the Freer Gallery of Art,
The Smithsonian Institution and Museums are part of the world’s largest research complex that began in 1846, (3,1,1) with the southern campus located on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
A plan has been announced by architect Bjarke Ingels to renovate parts of the Smithsonian that are on the National Mall, including the Castle, which currently functions as an administrative building.
Since some areas can be hard to find, the renovations would connect underground galleries like the S. Dillon Ripley Center, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery to the National Museum of African Art.
The project would reportedly take up to twenty years to complete, and cost around two billion dollars. Since it is still awaiting approval, construction won't begin for another five to seven years.
Smithsonian secretary Wayne Clough is quoted as saying, “We’re hoping to shift the paradigm away from administration and toward the visitor experience. The enhancements really focus particularly on public access.”
If the plans go through, renovations will stretch from the building known as the Castle, originally built in 1855, to the Freer Gallery of Art, the Arts and Industries Building, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
The Smithsonian Institution and Museums are part of the world’s largest research complex that began in 1846. Its southern campus is located on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
A plan has been announced by the Bjarke Ingels Group to renovate parts of the Smithsonian that are on the National Mall, including the Castle, which currently functions as an administrative building.
Since some areas can be hard to find, the renovations would connect underground galleries like the S. Dillon Ripley Center, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery to the National Museum of African Art.
The project would reportedly take up to twenty years to complete, costing around two billion dollars, but since it is still awaiting approval, construction might not even start for between five to seven years.
Smithsonian secretary Wayne Clough is quoted as saying: “We’re hoping to shift the paradigm away from administration and toward the visitor experience. The enhancements really focus particularly on public access.”
If the plans go through, renovations will stretch from the building known as the Castle, originally built in 1855, to the Freer Gallery of Art,
The Smithsonian Institution and Museums are part of the world’s largest research complex that began in 1846, (3,1,1) with the southern campus located on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
A plan has been announced by architect Bjarke Ingels to renovate parts of the Smithsonian that are on the National Mall, including the Castle, which currently functions as an administrative building.
Since some areas can be hard to find, the renovations would connect underground galleries like the S. Dillon Ripley Center, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery to the National Museum of African Art.
The project would reportedly take up to twenty years to complete, and cost around two billion dollars. Since it is still awaiting approval, construction won't begin for another five to seven years.
Smithsonian secretary Wayne Clough is quoted as saying, “We’re hoping to shift the paradigm away from administration and toward the visitor experience. The enhancements really focus particularly on public access.”
If the plans go through, renovations will stretch from the building known as the Castle, originally built in 1855, to the Freer Gallery of Art, the Arts and Industries Building, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.