Seven design finalists for new Brussels museum
The planned Citroën Cultural Centre in Brussels canal district will be designed by one of seven architectural teams that made the capital’s short-list
Decision next year
The planned new modern art museum will be located in the former Citroen auto retailer on Ijzerplein in the canal district. It will also serve as a gathering and educational space and house an architectural institute. The budget for the entire project is €125 million.
Most of the short-listed architectural firms are teams, with at least one of the collaborators based in Brussels. The firm 51N4E, for instance, is collaborating with Caruso St John of London. 51N4E is responsible for the renovation of C-Mine, a forming mining site in Limburg turned into a cultural centre as well as new artist workshops at the Buda centre in Kortrijk.
Other Brussels firms include Lhoas & Lhoas, which has teamed up with Berlin-based Ortner & Ortner; NoAarchitecten, which will submit a proposal together with Zurich-based EM2N and London’s Sergison Bates; and Office, which is collaborating with Christ & Gantenbein of Basel.
AgwA, meanwhile, is in collaboration with Ghent-based firm Advvt and London’s 6a, while JDS Architects is working with New York’s Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The only non-Brussels based firm bidding on its own is Oma, the bureau of internationally renowned architect Rem Koolhaas, based in Rotterdam.
The seven finalists have until the end of the year to submit detailed proposals for the renovation of the site. The winner, chosen by an independent jury chaired by Swiss architect Roger Diener, will be chosen early next year.
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