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Henning Larsen Architects revealed its proposal for The New National Gallery&Ludwig Museum
United Kingdom Architecture News - Apr 22, 2015 - 11:13 7357 views
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Henning Larsen Architects’ proposal for a new museum in Budapest offers a multivalent relationship with the historic park and greater context of Budapest.
The design competition proposal consist of one building to house two cultural institutions:The New National Gallery, which displays Hungarian and international fine art from 1800 to 1950, and the Ludwig Museum, a contemporary art museum exhibiting art in various forms from the 1950s to today.
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Henning Larsen Architects’ proposal of a round shaped building is designed for accessibility, with no front or back. The museums embrace the park as the park embraces them. The two-winged house offers an open and transparent meeting point for the residents and visitors of the public park: Városliget. Városliget was the first public city park in the world, and Henning Larsen Architects’ vision is to support this unique place with a building that continually adds value for Budapest’s residents and visitors for many years to come.
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Europe’s largest scale museum development project – and the first of its kind in Hungary for more than two hundred years – the international competition focused on design and development of the first component in Budapest’s new museum quarter.
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In Henning Larsen Architects’ design concept, the shared programs, café, and rooftop terrace, reestablish the visual connection between Buda and Pest along the historical axis. These spaces are all open to the public and encourage people to interact with the new building and experience the art inside
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Henning Larsen Architects was among nine shortlisted architect offices in the open, international, two-stage design competition.The Henning Larsen Architects team also includes Man Made Land, Arup, Transsolar and Gallagher & Associates.
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It is the intention of the Government of Hungary to start the construction of the final winning proposal in 2016 and implement the most important elements of the Liget Budapest Project by 2018.