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Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Redeveloping the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, an internationally renowned cultural and art institution.

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Project Details

Owner
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Location
Buffalo, New York
Completion Date
Area
91,000 ft²
Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York.
Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York. Alexander Severin Photography
Common Sky expansion for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York.
Common Sky expansion for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York. Alexander Severin Photography
Renewal scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York.
Renewal scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York. Alexander Severin Photography
Façade engineering scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York.
Façade engineering scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York. Thornton Tomasetti
Common Sky expansion at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York.
Common Sky expansion at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York. Thornton Tomasetti
Renewal scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York.
Renewal scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York. Alexander Severin Photography
Façade engineering scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York.
Façade engineering scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York. Thornton Tomasetti
Common Sky expansion for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York.
Common Sky expansion for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York. Thornton Tomasetti
Renewal scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York.
Renewal scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York. Alexander Severin Photography
Façade engineering scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York.
Façade engineering scope for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in New York. Thornton Tomasetti

Overview

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum, originally known as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, recently underwent an ambitious $230 million campus redevelopment for a new addition doubling its exhibition space and the restoration of its existing structures. The AKG campus includes the original 1905 Greek revival building designed by Edward B. Green, the 1962 Modern addition design by Gordon Bunshaft of SOM, the recently completed Gundlach Building designed by OMA & Cooper Roberston, and the “Common Sky” courtyard enclosure designed by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann of Studio Other Spaces. Together, all sitting within an Olmsted designed park, they form an impressive assemblage of iconic architectural structures designed by leading architects of their time.

We provided multiple services through three different scopes over four years to help transform the expansion and modernization of the museum. Click below for more detail: