It’s time for another update from construction supervisor Ronnie Green! Members of the GMOA staff have been taking turns touring the construction site. Sarina Rousso and Todd Rivers were the lucky ones this time, accompanied by deputy director Annelies Mondi and security supervisor Brent DeRevere. Here are some of the photographs taken of the progress. To view the complete set, go to our Flickr page.


This photo was taken across from the back or side entrance of the museum. To the right is the new wing, which will include second-floor galleries as well as space for parking. The metal grid-work in the foreground is the beginning stage of a retaining wall that will close off the area, creating a courtyard where a sculpture garden will be located.


This is a view from behind the existing museum building, where Holder is preparing the way for an extension of the second and third floor to create space for storage and classrooms. The parking deck on the right side is not part of the Georgia Museum’s project, but it will provide more parking options for our patrons.


Here is a view of East Campus from the parking level of the new wing. This level will be illuminated by natural light, provided by a series of light wells that will direct light from the roof to the bottom level. One of these openings is visible in the back corner of the ceiling.


This view shows more progress on the parking level of the new wing.


This photo was taken from the new wing; it shows the sculpture garden and includes a mock section of the retaining wall that will enclose the courtyard.

Phase II Construction

Hello, everyone! There has been some exciting progress with the Phase II construction of the museum. Here is the update from Construction Supervisor Ronnie Green:



From left: Patricia Wright, Annelies Mondi and Jenny Williams. In this shot from the second floor of the new extension, the viewer can see Joe Frank Harris Dinning Commons as well as other buildings on East Campus.



The bulldozer is clearing an area behind the current museum building to make room for an extension. This new area will provide second- and third-floor space for additional storage space and classrooms, respectively. The parking deck in the background is being constructed as well. It is not part of the museum’s project, but it will provide more parking for museum patrons.



The ground level of the new wing will provide parking for visitors. This view from beneath the construction also shows one of the skylights, or light wells, that will provide natural light to the dark parking lot.



The skylights will channel natural light to the parking lot, but a small amount will be diffused into the galleries on the second floor. This is one of the floor openings on the second floor of the new wing.



Taken from the current second-floor gallery, this shows the site for the sculpture garden. The new wing is out of view to the left, and the existing museum wall can be seen to the right. A retaining wall will be erected on the opposite end, fully enclosing the sculpture garden.





This photograph was taken from the second floor of the new wing. More of the sculpture garden is visible as well as a small mock section of the retaining wall (the square slab of concrete next to the recycling bins). This mock section is not set where the actual wall will be. Those familiar with the museum will notice that the staircase leading to the second-floor galleries has been removed. There will be a new staircase built as well as a new exterior wall made of glass. The current exterior wall will remain, but on the inside. Patrons will be able to ascend to the galleries while looking out over the sculpture garden. The recycling bins are an important part of this construction site as well. Most of the materials removed in the demolition/renovation have been recycled. The Georgia Museum of Art is committed to making this new building LEED certified. For more information on LEED certification, visit: http://bit.ly/AFiWb



The lobby is also undergoing renovation. The staircase has been removed, and a wall stands in its place. The new glass doors lead out to the sculpture garden, and the expanded lobby will extend farther to the left. The reception desk has been removed so that new woodwork can be added.



This is another image from the lobby. The framework around the auditorium doors has been removed. The ceiling in the lobby has also been taken down.



This image was taken in the library, which is also undergoing expansion.



This space, formerly the print storage area, will hold the new study centers in the humanities.

National Architecture Week

This week (April 13-19), the American Institute of Architects celebrates National Architecture Week, much of which will be hosted virtually on the facebook page located at this link. We thought this would be a good time to highlight our own architects for Phase II of the Georgia Museum of Art: Gluckman Mayner Architects (of New York; serving as the design architects), Stanley Beaman & Sears (of Atlanta; serving as the architect of record) and, of course, the Office of University Architects on the University of Georgia campus. Gluckman Mayner has significant experience with museum and gallery architecture and has designed buildings for the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Museo Picasso, Malaga; the Guggenheim Westside, New York; the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Dia Center for the Arts, New York; and many more. We encourage you to look through the firm's website, which has many examples of the work it has done, and to continue to check back here for construction updates.