Project Overview
The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, is a new building that will invite visitors to experience the Museum not only as a place of public exhibitions but as an active scientific and educational institution.
Scheduled for completion in late 2019 or early 2020 the center will house all things science-related in the museum's collection, and will include an insect hall, butterfly conservatory and Invisible Worlds Theater.
Project Commissioner
American Museum of Natural History
Project Creator
Project Brief
The American Museum of Natural History's Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation is a new building that embodies the Museum's integrated mission of science, education, and exhibition. At a time of urgent need for better public understanding of science and for greater access to science education, the Gilder Center offers the general public and school groups new ways to learn about science and share in the excitement of discovery.
Project Innovation/Need
We uncovered a way to vastly improve visitor circulation and Museum functionality, while tapping into the desire for exploration and discovery that are emblematic of science and also part of being human,” said Gang. “Upon entering the space, natural daylight from above and sightlines to various activities inside invite movement through the Central Exhibition Hall on a journey towards deeper understanding. The architectural design grew out of the Museum’s mission.
Architecture - Proposed
This award celebrates the design process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. Consideration given for material selection, technology, light and shadow. The project can be a concept, tender or personal project, i.e. proposed space.
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