Bass Museum of Art는 로스앤젤레스에 기반을 둔 건축 스튜디오 Johnston Marklee를 Collins Park, Miami Beach의 캠퍼스 확장을 이끌 파트너로 임명했다. 이는 건축, 조경, 현대 미술을 한데 엮는 장기 비전을 추진하는 방향이다. 1964년에 John과 Johanna Bass의 기부로 설립된 이 미술관은 1930년대 아르 데코 양식의 건물에 자리하고 있으며, 이 건물은 원래 Russell Pancoast가 마이애미 비치 공립 도서관 및 미술관으로 설계한 것이다. 시간이 흐르면서 이 기관은 건축적 개입을 통해 발전해 왔고, 특히 Arata Isozaki가 도입한 캠퍼스 프레임워크가 역사적 직물과 현대적 추가 요소 사이의 대화를 형성한다.
Led by founding partners Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee, Johnston Marklee brings an approach grounded in formal clarity and contextual responsiveness. Their portfolio includes cultural and academic projects such as the Menil Drawing Institute, the renovation of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and the adaptive reuse of the Roy Lichtenstein Studio for the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Independent Study Program.
The proposed expansion extends Isozaki’s vision of a porous campus through a series of interconnected architectural and landscape elements. Central to the project is a new pavilion occupying approximately 22,000 square feet on the southwest edge of the site. The structure will accommodate a flexible, state-of-the-art exhibition gallery designed for contemporary and experimental media, alongside spaces that support public engagement and institutional programming. Elevated to meet resiliency requirements, the gallery integrates advanced environmental and display systems, aligning technical performance with curatorial needs.
The project also introduces a multipurpose outdoor patio embedded within Collins Park, conceived as a transitional space between architecture and landscape. Combining shaded and open areas, the patio is designed to host community events, while an adjacent outdoor screening zone enables film projections, performances, and other time-based cultural activities.
In related developments, London’s National Gallery has selected Kengo Kuma & Associates, in collaboration with BDP and MICA, to design a new wing following an international competition. In New York, the New Museum recently opened its 60,000-square-foot expansion, a project led by Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas of OMA in collaboration with Cooper Robertson. Meanwhile, the Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art has announced a major campus expansion by Lina Ghotmeh – Architecture, signaling a shift toward an expanded role as both exhibition venue and site of artistic production.
