RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART
New York, NY
SAVE-THE-DATE: September 20th, 6:30-7:00 pm Imrey Studio tour of the Rubin.
Imrey Studio's designs for the Rubin Museum of Art will be closing to the public on October 6, 2024. After 20 years of operating as a public museum, the curatorial mission of the RMA will become peripatetic, while the building will continue to offer rentable spaces for events. Prior to the YWA event at the Rubin from 7-9pm, Celia Imrey will be giving a tour of the spaces her firm designed meet in the lobby. event info here. RSVP DIRECT
Our 2004 designs included the façade, ground floor public spaces, all the galleries, the display cases, and the lower-level auditorium.
UNITED STATES NAVAL WAR COLLEGE
Newport, RI
Imrey Studio has been engaged by Brent D. Glass and Associates to provide assessment, planning guidelines, and design services for key components of “Project 150,” a long-range campus revitalization plan for the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. The project will infuse the historic college with new life, highlighting important cultural assets previously hidden from view and improving the campus to heighten the sense of community. On the boards: feasibility study and concept designs for a 170,000 sq ft Warfighting Center and a 60,000 sq ft Naval Heritage Center that includes a museum, archives, and visitor center.
FOUNDRY ARTS PROJECT
Cleveland, OH
Imrey Studio has been engaged by the Foundry Arts Project to provide assessment, planning guidelines, and design services for an 8-acre site in central Cleveland, Ohio. A new Arts Incubator complex is planned for the 80,000 sq ft former foundry building. The project is adjacent to Cleveland's latest major economic development project, Opportunity Corridor.
The Foundry Arts Project mission is to provide vibrant and inclusive spaces where artists of all backgrounds and disciplines can come together to create, collaborate, and thrive. The Arts Incubator building will feature affordable and accessible studios, resources, and programing dedicated to nurturing the artistic careers of local Cleveland artists.
The building and site have been abandoned for many years. The designs feature light-filled studios, communal spaces, and an entry portal reminiscent of the original use of the building as a foundry. Also included is a new parking lot with permeable paving and a new loading dock.
HELSINKI MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
Helsinki, Finland
Imrey Studio was invited by the London office of an international architecture practice to be the museographer for their team for the Helsinki Museum of Architecture and Design international competition. The competition involves designs for a new cultural center that celebrates Finland's rich heritage and contribution on the world stage of architecture and design, as well as offer a center of learning and exchange for the contemporary design community. Imrey Studio provided Design Assist as well as the museography of the displays.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHEOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES
Rabat, Morocco
Imrey Studio was invited by Paris-based Giudice Architecture to be the museographer for the international competition for the 170,000 sq ft National Museum of Archeology and Earth Sciences. The competition, organized, run, and submitted in French, involved the designs for a place to celebrate Morocco’s unique heritage of the natural world and early peoples. Imrey Studio provided Design Assist to co-design the overall building shape and layout as well as the museography of the displays. The submission made the finalists list.