Our friends from Studio Banana TV shared with us their interview with Swiss architect Christian Kerez. Amongst his most well known projects are the Chapel in Oberrealta, the Liechtenstein Art Museum (in collaboration with Morger and Degelo), the apartment building in Forsterstrasse, the schools Breiten and Leutschenbach and more recently the Warsaw Museum of Modern Art (featured in ArchDaily) and the Holcim Competence Center. Enjoy it!
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Check out this new Museum for Contemporary Art designed by Swiss architect, Christian Kerez. Part of a larger master plan to revitalize Warsaw, the $91 million museum will house the country’s largest collection of contemporary art, attracting an estimated 800,000 visitors per year to this fast growing metropolis. The museum is situated in the center of Warsaw which demonstrates what Kerez sees as “a powerful statement” by making a cultural institution, rather than a commercial or residential one, rest at the heart of the city.
More images, another video, and more about the project after the break.
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