2010 MEDIA KIT - Anchorage Museum

625 C StreetAnchorage, Alaska 99501(907) 929-9200www.anchoragemuseum.orgDESIGN HIGHLIGHTSBUILDING ARCHITECTDavid Chipperfield ArchitectsLondon, EnglandARCHITECT OF RECORDKumin Associates, Inc.Anchorage, AlaskaLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTCharles Anderson Landscape ArchitectureSeattle, WashingtonGENERAL CONTRACTORAlcan General, Inc.Anchorage, AlaskaPROJECT ADVISERRISE Alaska LLCAnchorage, AlaskaBUILDINGThe museum’s expansion was designed byDavid Chipperfield, an internationally-renowned,award-winning architect based in London.According to Chipperfield, the expansion’sdesign is intended to encourage an appreciationof the museum’s extraordinary naturalsurroundings. His most recent projectsinclude the reconstruction of theNeues Museum in Berlin.SITEMany factors were considered when designingthe Anchorage Museum site. The building andlandscape designers felt the site needed tocreate a bold presence, complement the buildingarchitecture, serve the museum’s programmingand provide respite from the adjacent streets.The site features a 2-acre public common withbenches, providing a place to have lunch orenjoy the outdoors. To fill out the rest of thesite, the designers looked to an icon of theSouthcentral Alaska landscape – deciduous birchtree forests. The result is a dramatic urban forestin the middle of the city.GLASS FAÇADEAnother key feature of the building is itsshimmering glass façade, made up of more than600 panels 4 feet wide and in varying heights.The panels provide ultraviolet protection andare fitted with blinds to shield the museum’scollections from the sun.P. 9MEDIA INQUIRIESSarah Henning, Public Relations Coordinator, (907) 929-9231, shenning@anchoragemuseum.orgJanet Asaro, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, (907) 929-9229, jasaro@anchoragemuseum.org