Update: Aspen Art Museum / Shigeru Ban Architects

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With ever-expanding traveling exhibitions attracting over 35,000 yearly visitors from around the globe, the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) has outgrown their cozy 9,000 square foot facility in which they have called home since their established in 1979. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been commissioned to design the new museum, being the first museum he has constructed in the U.S. The project is set for completion in August 2014. Continue reading for more information.

Shigeru Ban strives for a “unified relationship between the structure and its surroundings.” Transparency and natural light are the two main goals the guide the museums design. This past summer, the AAM purchased the land for the new 30,000 square foot building near the historic mountain town’s center. The program will include a 12,500 square foot exhibition space, an exterior roof deck sculpture garden, an education classroom, bookstore, museum shop, café, office space and art storage.

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Cite: AAA. "Update: Aspen Art Museum / Shigeru Ban Architects" 10 Aug 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/188272/aspen-art-museum-unveiled-shigeru-ban-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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