Ready for Reinvention, Cooper-Hewitt Taps Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Local Projects
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The countdown is on to the 2014 reopening of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The $64 million expansion project is moving right along, with Gluckman Mayner Architects and Beyer Blinder Belle collaborating to increase exhibition space by 60 percent as well as reconfigure conservation and collection-storage facilities, as the museum attracts visitors to its off-site exhibitions (don’t miss “Graphic Design—Now in Production,” up through September 3 on Governors Island) and new online shop. As if you needed more reasons to look forward to the redesigned Cooper-Hewitt, the museum recently selected Diller Scofidio + Renfro to design the gallery and visitor experience. Media design firm Local Projects has been tapped to develop engaging ways to access digital content at the museum and remotely.
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