Turning a Brutalist museum into a civic heart
Earlier defined by its Brutalist exterior, Glenbow Museum, now the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture in Calgary, Alta., stood apart from the structures surrounding it.
Designed by DIALOG, the building’s new architecture, founded in pluralism, ensures the reimagined museum is a place for everyone.
For the first time, the building will have front doors, carved directly into its facades along Stephen Avenue and 9th Avenue. These openings convert the museum into a visible civic threshold.
The reorganization of the ground floor reclaims the building’s base as civic space, welcoming the public into a double-height lobby. A five-storey vertical gallery anchors the building.
Along Stephen Avenue, the lobby and restaurant face outward, while on 9th Avenue, the theatre opens to the street.
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