After operating a well-publicized design competition, the Portland Museum of Art (PMA), a Maine-based art and cultural institution, has selected the team led by LEVER Architecture to realize The PMA Blueprint, a plan which will more than double the size of the 140-year-old museum located in downtown Portland, Maine.
The Campus Unification + Expansion International Design Competition, managed by Dovetail Design Strategists in partnership with PMA, launched in June with an RFQ release that garnered international talent from over 250 firms. The submissions were whittled down to four shortlisted finalists: Adjaye Associates, MVRDV, LEVER Architecture, and a team co-led by Toshiko Mori Architect, Johnston Marklee, and Preston Scott Cohen. In August, the finalist firms were tasked with formally putting their ideas to paper and invited to take part in site visits. The…
