Total project cost was approximately $90 million. Funding for the project came from a capital campaign--launched in 2003—-which raised $80 million to date in support of the acquisition and redevelopment of the site.
Developed by Brad Cloepfil and his Portland, OR-based firm Allied Works Architecture, the design strategy of the new building is to open up the Museum to views and natural light as well as connections between gallery spaces. Linear cuts in the existing floor plates connect the galleries vertically. According to Allied Works, new vertical and horizontal openings in the existing exterior concrete wall provide views to the City and Central Park, as well as bring natural light into the gallery spaces.
Allied Works Architecture was chosen from a group of four finalists in the competition for the project after museum leadership and a selection committee reviewed the work of each candidate relevant to the redevelopment of Columbus Circle. The finalists also included Zaha Hadid, Toshiko Mori Architect and James Carpenter Design Associates, and Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects. The redevelopment of 2 Columbus Circle is Cloepfil's first institutional commission here.
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