OMA's Pierre Lassonde Pavilion in Quebec will finally open tomorrow

2016-06-23T15:18:00-04:00

After winning the competition way back in July 2009, OMA's Pierre Lassonde Pavilion is ready to make its public debut tomorrow. Nestled within Quebec City's 17th-century architecture and located at the historic National Battlefields Park, the Pavilion is the shiny new kid on the block with its boxy stacked form and glass-ridden exterior. OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu designed the museum alongside Jason Long and Ceren Bingol, in collaboration with Montreal-based Provencher_Roy architectes.

The new Pavilion adds more than 160,000 square-feet of exhibition space to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) and was intentionally designed to continue the topography of the nearby park, says Shigematsu. “Art becomes a catalyst that allows the visitor to experience all three core assets – park, city, and museum – at the same time,” he said.

The three stacked galleries of decreasing size will each house the museum's Contemporary Exhibition, the Permanent Contemporary collection, and...

A tour of OMA's Pierre Lassonde Pavilion

2016-04-20T15:15:00-04:00

Described in a press release as a "spacious and distinctively contemporary gateway to the institution's existing complex of buildings," the new Pierre Lassonde Pavilion of the Musee National des Beaux Arts du Quebec by OMA appears to have an exceedingly functional quality. Admittedly, the building won't open to the public until June 24th, so these initial photos by Iwan Baan feature a higher than average amount of protective tarps and plywood.

The concept behind the three gallery stacked structure, according to OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu, is meant to continue the topography of the nearby park.

"The activity of the city extends below, providing a new point of interface between the city and the park," Shigematsu continued. "Art becomes a catalyst that allows the visitor to experience all three core assets—park, city, and museum—at the same time."

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OMA's Pierre Lassonde Pavilion in Quebec will finally open tomorrow

A tour of OMA's Pierre Lassonde Pavilion