Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Building Transformation, Architecture Images, Exhibition Pavilion
Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
Public Building Transformation, California, USA – design by wHY Architects
Sep 26, 2017
Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
Architects: Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Asian Art Museum Unveils $90 Million Plan to Transform Civic Centre Home

The Asian Art Museum, one of San Francisco?s foremost cultural institutions, today unveiled details of a $90 million investment in the museum?s future, one that will transform public engagement ? both locally and globally ? with the world-renowned collection, exhibitions and cultural programs offered by the city-owned museum.
In early 2018, construction will begin on the centerpiece of this transformation: a new, 13,000square-foot exhibition Pavilion and Art Terrace added to the east, Hyde Street side of the museum?s Civic Center home (The beaux arts building was originally constructed in 1917 as the city?s main library and was repurposed as the museum by Italian architect Gae Aulenti in 2003. It is a contibutory building to the historic Civic Center Landmark District).

Designed by architect Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY, the Pavilion ? characterized by a rusticated gray terra-cotta tile exterior and gem-shaped bay windows ? will allow the museum to increase the number of temporary exhibitions offered each year, and will be one of the nation?s premier venues dedicat...