Vermont's Shelburne Museum names three-firm replacement for Adjaye design

2024-09-26T17:03:00-04:00

The question of who will replace David Adjaye for the opportunity to design the Shelburne Museum’s expanded Perry Center for Native American Art has been answered by the Vermont institution after it cut ties with the architect in July of last year.

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In lieu of a single architect or firm, the museum now says they are pursuing a “collaborative approach” to designing the square-foot Center. Included in the project team are Annum Architects of Boston; the Indigenous owned Two Row Architect of Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation; and Reed Hilderbrand for the landscaping component. Annum, formerly Ann Beha Architects, designed the museum's Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education in 2011.

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"The design of the Perry Center for Native American Art and the many steps that led us to this moment are the result of a collaborative approach focused on communication and relationship building with Tribal Nations to create a national...

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Vermont's Shelburne Museum names three-firm replacement for Adjaye design