Business
& Labor
Herzog & de Meuron Win Royal Gold Medal
(archrecord.construction.com - 10/04/2006)
By David
Sokol
The Royal Institute of British Architects
(RIBA) today announced that the Swiss architects Jacques Herzog
and Pierre de Meuron were recipients of the Royal Gold Medal.
The 158-year-old award, established by Queen Victoria and
approved annually by the queen, honors design that has made
an international impact.
The Royal Gold Medal takes into account
a lifetime’s worth of work, and it is the second time
in less than a month that Herzog & de Meuron haven’t
had to actively compete for the accolades. In mid-September,
the duo won the commission to design the new home for the
Miami Art Museum—a decision also based on its preexisting
oeuvre. Herzog & de Meuron was selected from a research
committee’s initial list of 75 candidates, and the $120
million construction project is scheduled for completion in
2010. The 125,000-square-foot museum and an accompanying outdoor
sculpture garden will be located within the redeveloped Museum
Park. Galleries will comprise 32,000 square feet of its 125,000-square-foot
total size; programming also includes a library, auditorium,
classrooms, and workshop and retail space.
Due to the nature of the selection process,
a concept design is not yet available. Museum director Terence
Riley will likely release images in December 2007.
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