Plans approved for city centre art museum designed by Burkina Faso architect Diebedeau Francis Quéré V Las VegasUSA.
The City Council has approved initial plans for the 90,000-square-foot (8,350-square-meter) Las Vegas Museum of Art, which is planned to be built on a parking lot in the Symphony Park area of downtown Las Vegas.
The first render is shown
As part of the approval process, trustees of the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA) presented the first concept sketch for the building.
Developed by Pritzker Architecture Prize– the winning architect KereThe building will consist of two floors of gallery space rising above the lobby and entrance area.
The galleries will overhang the lower floor and protect the entrance as part of a plan to transform the adjacent plaza into the museum's “front porch.”
The design combines “the beauty of the desert with local building principles”
According to Kere, the designers were inspired by both the city and the surrounding Nevada desert when designing the building.
“Our project combines the beauty of the desert with local building principles and the passion and collaborative spirit of the Las Vegas Museum of Art to create a space where dreams become reality,” said Kere.
“It is a tremendous honor and a highlight of my professional journey to create a space that will bring art and joy to the residents who call Las Vegas home.”
The museum will be created in partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LAKMA), which will provide the institution with art and experience in exhibitions and programming.
It will be built next to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts and the Discovery Children's Museum as part of a growing cultural district in Symphony Park. Construction on the project is expected to begin by February 2027.
Kéré, who founded the architectural firm Kéré Architecture in 2005, has been named the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate and was included in the list in 2023 Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders.
The studio's latest projects include: community center in Uganda And Kenyan educational campus built on termite mounds.
Image courtesy of the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA).