New Maribor Art Gallery: Structural Assembly

Architecture and Design

2010

Stan Allen Architect (American, founded 1990)
Stanley T. Allen (American, born 1956)

Architects who entered the design competition for the New Maribor Art Gallery in Slovenia had to respond to a detailed set of constraints. Most important, the project for this unique architectural complex needed to reflect a progressive curatorial agenda and allow the art gallery to become a civic hub. At the same time, the resulting architecture had to be sensitive to the robust historical fabric of the city. In his proposal Stan Allen negotiated these requirements by combining an open, flowing public plaza at ground level with smaller-scale gallery spaces. The intentional geometry of the gallery’s roofline would have both set the building’s design apart and blended into the existing cityscape.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Architecture and Design

Artist: Stanley T. Allen (Architect)
Title: New Maribor Art Gallery: Structural Assembly
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 2010
Medium: Inkjet print on mylar
Dimensions: 102 × 152 cm (40 3/16 × 59 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Funds provided by the Architecture & Design Society
Reference Number: 2011.260

The Art Institute of Chicago, “Past Forward: Architecture and Design Collection at the Art Institute,” September 12, 2017 – January 21, 2018.
The Art Institute of Chicago, “Sharing Space: Creative Intersections in Architecture and Design.“ April 6–August 18, 2013.
The Art Institute of Chicago, “Rethinking Typologies: Architecture and Design from the Permanent Collection.” March 3–July 29, 2012.

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