Gluckman Mayner Architects - The Mori Museum Tokyo, Japan

Gluckman Mayner Architects
The Mori Museum
Tokyo, Japan

Photo courtesy Gluckman Mayner Architects

The 100,000 square-foot Mori Museum, now under construction, will occupy the top two floors of a fifty-three-story office tower designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.

Photo courtesy Gluckman Mayner Architects

The museum will encompass 32,000 square feet of exhibition space, a panoramic observation gallery with views of Tokyo, a museum shop, cafe, administrative offices and art handling spaces.

Photo courtesy Gluckman Mayner Architects

A separate structure at the base of the tower will provide a distinct and iconic entrance to the Museum.

Photo courtesy Gluckman Mayner Architects

Schematic Design through Design Development in coordination with Kohn Pedersen Fox (Tower Architects) and The Jerde Partnership (Retail Architects). Construction Documents prepared by Mori Development.

Primary Consultants: Duwhurst Macfarlane-Structural
Area: 100,000 square feet
Schedule: September 2003

Principal architect Richard Gluckman, often called the architect of choice of the art world, has previously designed such buildings as the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, The Whitney Museum of American Art addition and renovation in New York, the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin, and numerous exhibition spaces for the Dia Center for the Arts and commercial art galleries in New York. Construction of his latest project, The Austin Museum of Art, will begin this fall.

August 19, 2001

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		Gluckman Mayner Architects The Mori Museum Tokyo, Japan Photo courtesy Gluckman Mayner Architects The 100,000 square-foot Mori Museum, now under construction, will occupy the top two floors of a fifty-three-story office tower designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox. Photo courtesy Gluckman Mayner Architects The museum will encompass 32,000 square feet of exhibition space, a panoramic observation gallery with views of Tokyo, a museum shop, cafe, administrative offices and art handling spaces. Photo courtesy Gluckman Mayner Architects A separate structure at the base of the tower will provide a distinct and iconic entrance to the Museum. Photo courtesy Gluckman Mayner Architects Photo courtesy Gluckman Mayner Architects Schematic Design through Design Development in coordination with Kohn Pedersen Fox (Tower Architects) and The Jerde Partnership (Retail Architects). Construction Documents prepared by Mori Development. Primary Consultants: Duwhurst Macfarlane-Structural Area: 100,000 square feet Schedule: September 2003 Principal architect Richard Gluckman, often called the architect of choice of the art world, has previously designed such buildings as the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, The Whitney Museum of American Art addition and renovation in New York, the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin, and numerous exhibition spaces for the Dia Center for the Arts and commercial art galleries in New York. Construction of his latest project, The Austin Museum of Art, will begin this fall. August 19, 2001 Gluckman Mayner arcspace features