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Art and science come together as a comprehensive whole in EskewDumezRipple's new Bruce Museum expansion

2024-03-07T13:00:00-05:00

The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, has shared photos of its recent expansion project that was completed by EskewDumezRipple in April of 2023 at a cost of $67 million.

Drawing inspiration from coastal New England granite quarries, the project added a total of 42,000 square feet via the new William L. Richter Art Wing. The expansion was undertaken to allow the museum’s art and science holdings to expand and be better interpreted as a coherent whole.

The design also created an easier access point to its grounds, replete with an additional landscape component from Reed Hilderbrand.

Photo: Tim Hursley

"We can host the community in a way we’ve never been able to before," the Bruce Museum's Executive Director, Robert Wolterstorff, who is also trained as an architectural historian, explains. "In the past, we had no permanent collections galleries. By adding these spaces, the museum is able to showcase works that local collectors have generously donated, providing...

EskewDumezRipple to deliver academic center for Georgia Tech in Atlanta

2023-10-30T14:29:00-04:00

EskewDumezRipple has announced plans for a new academic building for the Georgia Institute of Technology in midtown Atlanta.

The 416,500-square-foot Tech Square 3 will anchor Phase 3 of the newly created Technology Square, which links back to Georgia Tech’s main campus. The design calls for a “vertically-oriented quad” that directly engages the 5th Street corridor through a characteristically Southern ‘porch’ socializing space located at the ground level.

Rendering courtesy EskewDumezRipple

Two 14- and 18-story masses are combined into one building that supports the university’s Executive MBA program and H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering connected by a central shared core. A vertical rooftop garden element completes the project, situated on top of an architectural staircase that helps unify the building with an outdoor promenade.

Rendering courtesy EskewDumezRipple

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EskewDumezRipple uses musical instruments and AI as inspiration for their Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience Museum design

2023-10-20T11:47:00-04:00

EskewDumezRipple has unveiled its design for the Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience Museum in New Orleans. The 120,000-square-foot project is intended as a “venue to showcase and highlight the contributions that the city of New Orleans has made to the music industry.”

Image credit: EskewDumezRipple

Located opposite the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the museum seeks to consolidate a complete view of music from several smaller museums spread across the state and region. The concept design of the scheme is inspired by music and musical instruments, with an outer shell drawing inspiration from the hollowed body of a guitar.

Meanwhile, the outlines and silhouettes of various instruments including violins, guitars, and brass pieces, are conveyed through “sinuous and flowing lines” in specific elements and building details.

Image credit: EskewDumezRipple

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EskewDumezRipple designs Baton Rouge’s Burden Welcome Center as a ‘retreat to nature’

2023-08-09T11:21:00-04:00

EskewDumezRipple has released images of their newly-designed Burden Welcome Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Located adjacent to the city’s Botanic Gardens, Rural Life Museum, and the LSU AgCenter, the 9,230-square-foot center is intended to “provide visitors with an overview of the many destinations dispersed throughout the 440-acre property in the heart of Louisiana’s capital city.”

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Described by the team as a “contemplative retreat to nature,” the center incorporates a series of glass walls on the far side of the entryway to capture views of the surrounding scenery. The design also features a 7,200-square-foot open-air central courtyard wrapped by a sheltered outdoor space.

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Inside, the center will hold 3,000 square feet of multi-purpose space, 1,000 square feet of gallery space, an occupiable green roof, a small dining area and café, a gift shop, visitor restrooms, and offices for botanic gardens administrative staff.

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What role do simulations play in the green design process, and in architectural careers?

2022-05-25T08:43:00-04:00

Last week, we reported on Barcelona’s mission to build a digital twin of the entire city on a supercomputer housed in a 19th century chapel. Speaking to Politco about the potential for the data-driven replica to aid Barcelona's urban development, the city’s Deputy Mayor noted: "We are in an emergency situation in which we no longer have time to make mistakes. To meet the 2030 climate goals, to be climate neutral by 2050, we have to get things right the first time around."

The digital twin project in Barcelona joins similar digital urban environments being built to replicate U.S cities including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, with the Las Vegas model specifically designed to "help Las Vegas building owners transition to net-zero carbon emissions."

With the ever-increasing ability of cities to capture real-world data, from traffic behavior to air quality to informal expansion, citywide digit...

Take a look at this lenticular mural artist Phillip Adams created with EskewDumezRipple in Salt Lake City

2021-05-28T18:59:00-04:00

New Orleans-based firm EskewDumezRipple has collaborated with Philadelphia-based artist Phillip Adams to produce a vivid and detailed lenticular mural for their project in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Adams hand-painted the piece across the facade of EskewDumezRipple’s Mya Living project, a new, modern apartment and condominium complex. The project was spearheaded by real estate development and investment company, Domain Companies, an entity that specializes in sustainable, mixed-use development.

The artwork is inspired by a local Salt Lake City legend.

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"The mural is inspired by the legend and celebrity of the flamingo, Pink Floyd, who escaped from Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City in 1988, and lived in the Great Salt Lake until last seen in 2005," Adams recounts the tale in this Instagram post. "He would return to the Great Salt Lake every winter. This playful homage to him links a unique a...

Eskew+Dumez+Ripple honored with 2014 AIA Architecture Firm Award

2013-12-13T12:58:00-05:00

Eskew+Dumez+Ripple was selected by the AIA Board of Directors to receive the 2014 AIA Architecture Firm Award. The AIA gives the award every year to a firm that has consistently created distinguished architecture for at least 10 years.

Founded less than 25 years ago by Allen Eskew, FAIA, Steven Dumez, FAIA, and Mark Ripple, AIA, the New Orleans-based firm has become recognized for their deep involvement in rebuilding the Hurricane Katrina-stricken city as well as their commitment to mentorship -- for which they received two AIA National Intern Development Program (IDP) Firm Awards.

EDR is receiving the honor at a bittersweet time with the passing of principal Allen Eskew earlier this week.

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"Just eight years ago, when the city was struck by Hurricane Katrina, EDR had 22 employees, but has since nearly doubled and has taken on an important role as civic leaders charged with repairing the wounded urban fabric of the city. Their efforts, like...

Allen Eskew passes away at age 65

2013-12-11T00:18:00-05:00

Mr. Eskew was "a great master of collaboration," said Forman, the president and chief executive officer of the Audubon Nature Institute. "His design was to bring as many people into the room as possible and listen and work with them and come back with a product that everyone would get excited about."

It was disheartening to learn that Allen Eskew, a founding principal with Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, passed away last night at the age of 65.

My personal interactions with Allen, although limited, made a deep impression on not only myself but our young office. My office and I were proud to team with Allen and EDR in the pursuit of the Center for Civil and Human Rights museum here in Atlanta. Though our team was not selected, Allen's humor, wit, and razor sharp perception throughout the process were infectious and inspiring.

Heartfelt condolences to the Eskew+Dumez+Ripple family on what can only be a shocking loss.

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