Contemporary art museum prepares for expansion - Construction Specifier

Contemporary art museum prepares for expansion - Construction Specifier

Laminated glass with metal mesh will provide a simple, unified facade. Image courtesy OMA/bloomimages.de The New Museum, Manhattan’s only museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, will undergo an expansion designed by OMA Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas in collaboration with Cooper Robertson. The 5,574-m2 (60,000-sf) expansion will complement the New Museum’s existing flagship building, double the museum’s gallery space, improve visit…