Japanese architect Kengo Kuma’s designs for the Dundee V&A Museum have been shortlisted for a major architecture prize.
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.