Steven Holl Architects, Snohetta, Delugan Meissl, Kengo Kuma & REX, and Sutherland Husser Architects are the finalists for the new Victoria and Albert Museum in Dundee, Scotland. The Museum will be Scotland’s main institution for design and contemporary art.

The six proposals are currently on display at the University of Abertay Dundee as part of the exhibition “Make it Happen”.

Official press release:

Six stunning designs for the V&A at Dundee project have been unveiled at an exhibition in the city.

The `V&A at Dundee – Making it Happen’ exhibition features work from the six shortlisted teams of world-class architects and designers who have put forward outstanding ideas for a landmark building that will house the V&A at Dundee and dominate Dundee’s waterfront.

Sir Mark Jones, Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, expressed his excitement at the quality of the architects’ response to the brief by saying, “Fantastic designs from brilliant architects! Its great to see that the competition for the V&A at Dundee has attracted such a strong international response.”

“We have a range of designs that are very dynamic and exciting,” said Mike Galloway, Director of City Development for Dundee City Council, one of the partners in the V&A at Dundee project.

“Our shortlist features some of the brightest names in world architecture and design and I think they have shown with these designs why they are so highly rated. Our brief called for outstanding design to fit an outstanding location and I think the teams have lived up to that.”

The V&A at Dundee is looking to create a landmark building, which will be sited at Craig Harbour right on the banks of the River Tay. The site is being made available through the Dundee Central Waterfront Partnership, the joint venture between Dundee City Council and Scottish Enterprise which is revitalising the prime area of land linking the city centre with the River Tay.

Finalists:



Delugan Meissl



Delugan Meissl
The design team led by Delugan Meissl includes Wenzel+Wenzel (Germany), Werner Sobek (Germany) and Büro Kiefer (Germany).



Kengo Kuma



Kengo Kuma
Kengo Kuma’s team for the V&A project includes cre8architecture (Scotland), ARUP (UK), Optimised Environments Ltd (Scotland) and CBA (Scotland).



REX



REX
The REX design team for the V&A project also includes Magnusson Klemencic Associates (USA), DCI (USA), Buro Happold (UK), Bureau Bas Smets (Belgium), Lord Cultural Resources (USA) and Urban Splash Group (UK).



SNOHETTA



SNØHETTA
The Snøhetta multidisciplinary team for the V&A project includes Gareth Hoskins Architects (UK), Lord Cultural Resources (Canada), Davis Langdon (Scotland), Adams Kara Taylor (UK) and the BDSP Partnership (UK).



Steven Holl



Steven Holl
The design team led by Steven Holl includes jmarchitects (Scotland), Guy Nordenson & Associates (USA), ARUP (Scotland), Thomas & Adamson (Scotland), Michael van Valkenburgh Associates (USA) and Transsolar Energietechnik (Germany).



Sutherland Hussey



Sutherland Hussey
The V&A design team led by Sutherland Hussey includes 3DReid Architects (Scotland), AECOM (Scotland), Morham & Brotchie (Scotland), Gross Max (Scotland) and KSLD (Scotland).

Jury:

Lesley Knox (Chair)

Mike Galloway

Graeme Hutton – Dean of the School of Architecture, University of Dundee

Moira Gemmill – Director of Projects & Design, V&A

Jill Farrell – Regional Operations Director, Scottish Enterprise

Professor Nicholas Terry – Vice-Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Abertay Dundee

Jim Eyre – Wilkinson Eyre Architects


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