https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1553 en-us A subtle but radical redesign of the Arch grounds in St. Louis opens in July.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13497 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13497-gateway-arch-grounds-and-museum The redesigned park includes a new land bridge over the highway, which connects it to downtown St. Louis, and an expanded museum as its centerpiece. Photo © Nic Lehoux The new museum entrance is on axis with the Arch and the Old Courthouse. Photo © Nic Lehoux The road along the riverfront was raised about 4 feet, eliminating up to 70 percent of the high-frequency low-flood events, and the site itself was planted with 3,415 new trees; swirling paths replace the torn-down garage. Photo © Alex S. Maclean The grounds feature nearly a mile of new, accessible circulation loops with bikeways. Photo © Alex S. Maclean The new entrance and canopy, beside a reflecting pool, are composed of milled stainless steel and blast-proof glass, while its interior offers views of the Old Courthouse. Photo © Nic Lehoux The new entrance and canopy, beside a reflecting pool, are composed of milled stainless steel and blast-proof glass, while its interior offers views of the Old Courthouse. Photo © Nic Lehoux A section of downtown St. Louis depicts the axial progression from the Old Courthouse to the newly expanded museum beneath the Arch.   The luminous underground space features a highly reflective aluminum ceiling over uplit aluminum tubes, and white terrazzo floors. Photo © Nic Lehoux The centerpiece of the project offers a new civic space. Photo © Nic Lehoux The displays inside include thin, translucent screens onto which videos are projected. Photo © Nic Lehoux In the late 1950s, when Teddy Kollek, the future mayor of Jerusalem, first suggested founding a national encyclopedic museum little more than a decade after Israel won its independence, many thought the idea pure folly.

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