In historic settings and adapted structures, arts groups explore new directions
In this era of reinvention and adaptive reuse, leading cultural institutions are increasingly rethinking their settings and approaches to delivering visual and performing arts resources to their audiences. Seen in museum, library and music projects around the world, the framework of umbau — which includes conversions, renovation and adaptive reuse — is seen as a sustainable approach that builds on community touchstones in creative ways. This design panel shows how this architectural evolution integrates overlays and new suppositions into this future-looking process, nothing less than nonstop transformation of the cultural realm.
About the panelists:
Stephan Schütz
Executive Partner, gmp
Stephan Schütz joined gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects in 1994 and was appointed Partner in 2006. Since 2009, Schütz has been regularly leading workshops at the Academy for Architectural Culture (aac). His most important projects include the New Tempodrom in Berlin, the National Museum of China in Beijing as well as the Isarphilharmonie Gasteig HP8 in Munich.
Jhaelen Hernandez-Eli
Vice President, Capital Projects, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
As the Museum’s Vice President, Capital Projects, Jhaelen Hernandez-Eli oversees the planning, architecture, and construction of the institution’s galleries, infrastructure, workspaces, and general public realm. Prior to joining
The Met in November 2020, Hernandez-Eli led critical projects for the city as Senior Vice President, Head of Design and Construction, at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. His portfolio spanned developments such as the Made in New York garment hub and film studios, Brooklyn Army Terminal as well as the City’s entire waterfront infrastructure. Prior to his public service, Hernandez-Eli was an associate principal at Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
András Szántó, Ph.D
Worldwide advisor on cultural strategies
András Szántó advises museums, foundations, educational institutions, and corporations on cultural strategy and program development, worldwide. A widely published author, his writings have appeared in
The New York Times,
Artforum, and
Artnet News, among other publications. As a consultant, he advises some of the world’s leading cultural institutions and corporate art programs. He has lectured on art business and is a frequent moderator of the Art Basel Conversations series. Born in Budapest, he has curated exhibitions on Hungarian art of the 1960s and 70s. His most recent books are
The Future of the Museum (2020) and
Imagining the Future Museum (2022).
Jeanne Gang, FAIA, FRIBA
Founding Partner, Studio Gang
Architect Jeanne Gang, FAIA, is the founding partner of Studio Gang, an international architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Paris. Her ongoing work includes major cultural and civic projects throughout the Americas and Europe, such as a new United States Embassy in Brasília; the University of Chicago’s European hub for study and research in Paris; and Stanford University’s new Sustainability Commons in Palo Alto. Jeanne is a Professor in Practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She is the author of four books on architecture. Her most recent,
The Art of Architectural Grafting, was released this Spring in both French and English editions. Her accolades include WSJ. Magazine's 2022 Architecture Innovator of the Year, the 2023 Charlotte Perriand Award, and Architectural Review’s Architect of the Year.
Jack Murphy
Executive Editor, The Architect’s Newspaper (Moderator)
Jack Murphy is executive editor of
The Architect’s Newspaper and
AN Interior. Previously he was editor of
Cite; an adjunct professor at the University of Houston; and assistant editor of
Totalization, edited by Troy Schaum and published by Park Books in 2019. He earned degrees in architecture from MIT and Rice University. In addition to his work as an editor, writer, and educator, Murphy has contributed to award-winning architectural practices in Boston, Austin, Houston, and New York.
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