The Vancouver Art Gallery has decided to start all over again and shelve plans for a new nine-level tower made of wood and glass, Canadian TV News has reports.
The board voted to start from scratch and look for a new design altogether. "It has become clear that we require a new way forward to meet both our artistic mission and vision and our practical needs," said Anthony Kiendl, CEO and executive director of the Vancouver Art Gallery in a statement to CTV News.
In the summer, construction was halted on the facility at Cambie and West Georgia streets when the gallery announced building costs ballooned from $400 million to $600 million.
"For the past decade, we have had the benefit of collaborating with the esteemed Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron on plans for a new Gallery, however, in view of our reassessment, the Gallery Association’s Board has made the difficult decision to part ways with Herzog & de Meuron. " says Kiendl.
The board says it remains committed to build what it hopes will be an outstanding and innovative art museum.
"Over the coming months, we will schedule a series of opportunities at the gallery to share more about the next phase of the project and discuss it with our members and communities," added Kiendl.
Main Image: Rendering of a recent design iteration. Image courtesy Herzog & de Meuron
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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