On June 24, The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) will open the doors to its newest building, the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion. Designed by Rem Koolhaas’s storied firm, OMA, the 48,900-square-foot (14,900-square-meter) Pierre Lassonde Pavilion nearly doubles the 83-year-old museum’s available exhibition space. OMA describes the structure as a “gateway”: an inviting, contemporary space that both draws together the existing structures of the complex and connects the museum more directly to the life of Québec City. “It was a very strategic move for the museum, because it used to be a museum in the park, but they acquired a site facing the Grand Allée — which is the main boulevard of the city,” explained OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu. “The park and the city and the museum can all extend at the same time at this strategic point. So it’s not just a museum extension, but also an extension of the art and the city. Art becomes the catalyst between the park and the city.” This will be the fourth of the museum’s pavilions. Each of the other three are housed in separate buildings in the historic Parc des Champs-des-Bataille. The new ... , Pat Finn, read more http://ift.tt/1Ufm2wb
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