The New Glenstone / Thomas Phifer and Partners

Curated by Fernanda Castro

Architects: Thomas Phifer and Partners
Area: 240000 ft²
Year: 2018
Photographs:Iwan Baan courtesy of Thomas Phifer and Partners
Manufacturers: Terrazzo & Marble, Zone Display Cases
Landscape Architect: PWP Landscape Architecture
Stream Restoration Construction: Aquatic Resource Restoration Company
Natural Lighting Design: Arup
Arborist: Bartlett Tree Experts
MEP Engineering: Altieri Sebor Wieber
Sustainability: Buro Happold
Elevators: Hector Columbani Associates LLC
Landscape Architecture Consultant: RAFT
Concrete Consultant: Reginald Hough Associates
Geotechnical Engineering: Schnabel Engineering DC
Office Interiors: Stantec Architecture
Irrigation: Sweeney & Associates
Civil Engineering: Vika

Text description provided by the architects. Located on 230 acres in Potomac, Maryland, near Washington, DC, Glenstone is a museum of modern and contemporary art that offers visitors a seamlessly integrated experience of works from its collection, architecture, and landscape. Its first exhibition building, known as the Gallery, was designed by Charles Gwathmey of Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects and opened to the public in 2006. The natural setting, designed by Adam Greenspan and Peter Walker of PWP Landscape Architecture, incorporates major works of outdoor sculpture within rolling meadows and unspoiled woodlands. Admission to Glenstone is always free. Visits are scheduled, to ensure that guests can have an unhurried, intimate engagement with the artworks and environment.