Archinect - News2013-05-25T00:49:30-04:00http://archinect.com/news/article/37631067/big-is-named-winner-of-the-kimball-art-center-transformation-project-design-competition
BIG is named winner of the Kimball Art Center Transformation Project Design Competition Archinect2012-02-10T20:52:00-05:00>2012-02-16T10:16:03-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/y3/y3l6thv0j2hbe30z.jpg" width="514" height="343" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>He plans to build an 80-foot-tall tower by stacking former railway planks at a slight spiral so that the entire structure will appear to change directions midway up, like a game of Jenga gone askew. Inside, a restaurant will sit on the building's lobby floor while a cantilevered, wooden staircase will lead visitors to the various white-cube gallery floors above.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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http://archinect.com/news/article/24725010/kimball-selects-top-5-architects
Kimball selects Top 5 architects Archinect2011-10-22T00:09:00-04:00>2012-10-12T12:54:28-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/0c/0c5dvh1xx3xar2in.jpg" width="514" height="190" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>The Kimball Art Center is one step closer to its expansion and restoration project. A seven-person jury has selected the Top 5 architectural firms to compete for the job.</p></em><br /><br /><p>
The five firms, which were chosen from a list of 18, are:</p>
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BIG/Bjarke Ingles Group, New York and Copenhagen, Denmark</li>
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Brooks and Scarpa Architects, Los Angeles</li>
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Sparano and Mooney Architects, Salt Lake City</li>
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Will Bruder and Partners Ltd., Phoenix</li>
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Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, New York</li>
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