Vancouver Art Gallery cancels Herzog & de Meuron design plans
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It's the end of the road for the Herzog & de Meuron-designed new Vancouver Art Gallery scheme, Canadian outlet CTV News reports.After winning the architectural design competition more than ten years ago in April 2014 (beating out rivaling schemes from DS+R, Tod Williams Billie Tsien, KPMB, and SANAA from a star-studded international shortlist), the design concept underwent several iterations over the years while construction costs ballooned to $600 million CAD ($430 million USD)."It has become clear that we require a new way forward to meet both our artistic mission and vision and our practical needs," said Vancouver Art Gallery CEO and executive director Anthony Kiendl in a statement. "For the past decade, we have had the benefit of collaborating with the esteemed Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron on plans for a new Gallery. However, in view of our reassessment, the Gallery Associations Board has made the difficult decision to part ways with Herzog & de Meuron."Kiend...
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