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Fondation Beyeler Extension by Peter Zumthor
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28 May 2017
Fondation Beyeler Extension by Peter Zumthor
Location: Riehen, Switzerland
Fondation Beyeler Unveils its Extension Plans Designed by Peter Zumthor

expansion images courtesy of Fondation Beyeler and Peter Zumthor
The Swiss art gallery originally designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) has revealed three new buildings to accommodate its growing art patron base, as well as education programs and events.

After the Fondation Beyeler?s September announcement that it chose Peter Zumthor, Hon. FAIA, to extend the Swiss art gallery with three new buildings, it has now publicized the renderings for them.
According to the Fondation Beyeler, the Riehen-based institution will add three separate buildings on the southern end of the campus, which currently includes a building by Italian architect and Pritzker laureate Renzo Piano, Hon. FAIA., reports Architect Magazine. Even after a couple of years after the museum?s 1997 establishment, the founder, Swiss art dealer and gallery owner Ernst Beyeler, anticipated a need for more space.

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The museum cites organizing cultural events and art education as reasons for this expansion project. Currently, the standing structures does not provide ...