Following the abrupt cancellation of a new building for the Vancouver Art Gallery slated to be designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the institution has issued an RFP that invited 14 Canadian architecture firms to compete for the commission instead. The list of architects comprises of Diamond Schmitt, Formline Architecture & Urbanism, Hariri Pontarini Architects, hcma, Henriquez Partners Architects, KPMB, Michael Green Architecture, OMB, Patkau Architects, Perkins&Will, Revery Architecture, Saucier+Perrotte Architectes, Teeple Architects, and 5468796 Architecture.
As previously reported by AN, the Herzog & de Meuron design was abandoned in early December due to institution’s inability to cover ballooning construction costs. The project, which originally began
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