Rammed earth design by O’DonnellBrown Architects, White Arkitekter, and Ekkist wins Crichton Project competition
The winning proposal for an international competition to design the new Crichton Project cultural center in Dumfries, Scotland, has been announced. A team formed by O’DonnellBrown Architects will now deliver the £15 million (USD $18 million) building with the help of White Arkitekter and the English studio Ekkist. Their concept beat out 69 teams with a retrofitting proposal that organizers at the RIAS said, “does justice to The Crichton Trust’s brief and progressive approach.” The scheme calls for the repurposing of the Trust’s existing Merrick building to include exhibition spaces, archives, and study space, and research center in a design that pays homage to founder Elizabeth Crichton’s understanding of the “connection of people to place.” Read the full post on Bustler
The winning proposal for an international competition to design the new Crichton Project cultural center in Dumfries, Scotland, has been announced. A team formed by O’DonnellBrown Architects will now deliver the £15 million (USD $18 million) building with the help of White Arkitekter and the English studio Ekkist.
Their concept beat out 69 teams with a retrofitting proposal that organizers at the RIAS said, “does justice to The Crichton Trust’s brief and progressive approach.” The scheme calls for the repurposing of the Trust’s existing Merrick building to include exhibition spaces, archives, and study space, and research center in a design that pays homage to founder Elizabeth Crichton’s understanding of the “connection of people to place.” Read the full post on Bustler
