ADJAYE ADDS TO NEW ORLEANS MASTERPLAN

摘要

Adjaye/Associates has been appointed to draw-up plans for a chapel as part of a $300 million (￡150 million) redevelopment on the banks of the River Mississippi in New Orleans, USA. The London-based practice is part of a five-strong architectural team - led by New Orleans-based Eskew+Dumez+Ripple -appointed by public development corporation the New Orleans Building Corporation (NOBC) to design a 9km stretch of development along the east bank of the river. Working alongside US practices Chan Krieger Sieniewicz and Michael Maltzan Architecture, and landscape architect Hargreaves Associates -which also has a London office -Adjaye has been tasked with designing a new chapel for the scheme. According to the NOBC, the chapel will bring 'an intriguing set of life experiences to a city influenced by West African culture and craftsmanship'.