Kengo Kuma's Dundee V&A Museum designs shortlisted by World Architecture News Awards
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma's designs for the Dundee V&A Museum have been shortlisted for a major architecture prize.
- By Stefan Morkis
- Published in the Courier : 17.08.11
- Published online : 17.08.11 @ 02.51pm
His design for the £45 million museum has been chosen as one of the six shortlisted finalists in the civic buildings category (unbuilt) of the World Architecture News Awards (link).
It is up against designs for the Parliament Complex in Ecuador, the Pier Museum in Miami, Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso in Portugal, the BoraBoras park pavilions in Sweden and the Museum of Prehistory in South Korea.
Mr Kuma's design for the V&A was chosen from 120 entries in a competition to design the building, which will be the centrepiece of Dundee's revamped waterfront.
Director of the Dundee V&A project Philip Long said: "We are delighted to see the recognition for our building from World Architecture News.
"The critical response has been overwhelmingly positive and we are determined to deliver a building and project that meet the high expectations we have created."
The museum will be built on a pier-like structure out on the Tay at Craig Harbour. A team of architects from Mr Kuma's Tokyo practice arrive in Scotland next month to begin work.
The Scottish Government is expected to meet around a third of the cost, with the private sector and other funding sources, such as the lottery, providing the rest.
03.04pm - 17.08.2011 Craig Ando - Dundee, Scotland Report This
If this building looks anything like the drawings then it is going to be, as Americans say, awesome. 10/10 for the genius who came up with the idea to have it jut out into the Tay rather than just sit on the pier.
06.32pm - 17.08.2011 Dundee Resident - Stobswell, Scotland Report This
Does this mean for £13 million pounds more, we could have had a new council headquarters that doesn't look like a Travel Lodge Hotel?
08.56am - 18.08.2011 Catherine - Zurich, Switzerland Report This
Much as I love the design, shouldn't it be built and used (tested) first before it is nominated for or given any awards? A bit like giving someone a gold medal just for turning up!
08.08am - 19.08.2011 John Thomson - Dundee, Scotland Report This
What part of the award for 'civic buildings category (unbuilt)' don't you understand Catherine?
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