Solomon R, Guggenheim Museum renovation in New York, United States

April 11, 2011 Category: Cultural, Public Buildings

Located in New York, United States, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum renovation was designed by WASA. The original iconic building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with no joints, a circular entity free from the ties of structural boundaries. But over time it is this carefree intention which has encountered the need to renovate the exterior after expansion and contraction have taken their toll on the concrete encasement.

As the concrete is being poured for the final sidewalk replacements the building has taken form and the Guggenheim is effectively restored. The levels of circular concrete exterior offer the Museum a distinctive perspective in bustling Manhattan and encourage the eye upward. The Museum remained open during its semi-centennial renovation but soon the building can reopen as a whole, free, once again from the constraints of structural boundaries.

Solomon R, Guggenheim Museum renovation design by WASA