Shaping Cultural Landscapes Linking institutions and people through landscape

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1 Shaping Cultural Landscapes Linking institutions and people through landscape The Clark, Williamstown MA Eric Kramer, ReedHilderbrand Lisa Green, The Clark Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC Rodrigo Abela, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Debra Nauta-Rodriguez, Smithsonian Institution Shaping Cultural Landscapes Linking institutions and people through landscape New York Times, March 28,

2 Shaping Cultural Landscapes Linking institutions and people through landscape Institutional Commissions Shaping Cultural Landscapes Linking institutions and people through landscape Identity Constituency Activity 2

3 Shaping Cultural Landscapes Linking institutions and people through landscape The Clark, Williamstown MA Eric Kramer, ReedHilderbrand Lisa Green, The Clark Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC Rodrigo Abela, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Debra Nauta-Rodriguez, Smithsonian Institution Identity Constituency Activity 3

4 The Clark's mission and its geographical location define three essential, interrelated aspects of its character and identity: the quality of its art, the beauty of its pastoral setting, and the depth of its commitment to the generation of ideas. Landscape and Mission George Inness, Home at Montclair 1892 Landscape and Mission 4

5 Expanding Mission Expanding Mission 5

6 Expanding Mission Expanding Mission 6

7 Expanding Mission 7 1. In Washington, DC: Arts and Industries Building Freer Gallery of Art Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden National Air and Space Museum National Museum of African Art National Museum of American History National Museum of American Indian National Museum of Natural History S. Dillon Ripley Center Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Institution Building (Castle) National Museum of African American History and Culture Anacostia Museum Archives of American Art National Postal Museum National Zoological Park Renwick Gallery Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, housing: -National Portrait Gallery -Smithsonian American Art Museum Smithsonian Greenhouses at the US Soldiers and Airmen s Home Smithsonian Institution Support Center 2. In Maryland: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater Suitland Collections Center, including -Museum Support Center (MSC) -NMAI Cultural Resources Center -Garber Facility 3. In Virginia: National Zoological Park Conservation & Research Center, Front Royal Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly 4. In New York City: Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum NMAI George Gustav Heye Center 5. In Cambridge, Massachusetts: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory 6. In Amado, Arizona: SAO Fred L. Whipple Observatory In Hilo, Hawaii: SAO Sub-Millimeter Array 8. In Fort Pierce, Florida: Smithsonian Marine Station 9. In the Republic of Panama: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 9 7

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9 Credit Ken Rahaim, Smithsonian Institution The Gustafson Kogod Courtyard Guthrie Nichol at the Ltd DWRC The Kogod Courtyard at the DWRC 9

10 Identity: Location Reservation 8 Identity: Location 10

11 Identity: A Temple of Invention Identity: Looking Forward 11

12 Identity Constituency Activity CLARK USER GROUPS Institution + Community 12

13 CLARK USER GROUPS SUMMER Institution + Community CLARK USER GROUPS WINTER Institution + Community 13

14 CLARK USER GROUPS INTENSITY Institution + Community Stone Hill Reservation (1764) Community + Memory 14

15 Community + Memory Community + Memory 15

16 Community + Memory Stewardship + Hydrology 16

17 Stewardship + Hydrology Create a signature space to draw visitors Respect the historic structure Provide a non-gallery space as a respite from the Museums Provide a café (source of revenue) Engage the neighborhood (extended evening hours) Convert into a premier event space (source of revenue) Flexibility Courtyard Enclosure: Goals for the Project 17

18 Create a signature space to draw visitors Respect the historic structure Provide a non-gallery space as a respite from the Museums Provide a café (source of revenue) Engage the neighborhood (extended evening hours) Convert into a premier event space (source of revenue) Flexibility Courtyard Enclosure: Goals for the Project Third oldest federal building in the district Finest example of Greek Revival Style Almost turned into a parking lot, but Smithsonian took it over in the 1960 s Courtyard taken out as part of renovation (auditorium and office space was installed below) Historic preservation community valued both building and landscape Stewardship 18

19 Defining the Site Historic Space Relationships Large Scale Space Sub-Space Edge Space Defining the Site 19

20 Defining the Site The Kogod Courtyard 20

21 The Kogod Courtyard The Kogod Courtyard 21

22 Identity Constituency Activity The Kogod Courtyard 22

23 The Kogod Courtyard The Kogod Courtyard 23

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25 Expanding Program Attendance 175, ,000/year June October = 62% Expanding Program Attendance 175, ,000/year November May = 38% 25

26 Expanding Program Integrating Program 26

27 Expanding Program Expanding Program 27

28 Architecture + Landscape Architecture + Landscape 28

29 Architecture + Landscape Architecture + Landscape 29

30 The Multi-Disciplinary Team Client: Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery Smithsonian American Art Museum Design Architect: Foster + Partners Architect of Record: SmithGroup Base Building Architect: Hartman Cox Structural: Buro Happold Landscape Architect: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol MEP Design Engineer: Battle Mcarthy MEP Engineer of Record: URS Lighting Designer: George Sexton Acoustical Engineers: Shen Milsom Wilke Fountain Consultant: CMS Advisors Smithsonian Horticulture Dan Hinckley Review Agencies National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) Historic Preservation Review Board The Multi-Disciplinary Team 30

31 Lighting Design Transforming the Space 31

32 Transforming the Space 32

33 Shaping Cultural Landscapes Linking institutions and people through landscape The Clark, Williamstown MA Eric Kramer, ReedHilderbrand Lisa Green, The Clark Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC Rodrigo Abela, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Debra Nauta-Rodriguez, Smithsonian Institution 33