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The internationally-acclaimed architecture firm Snøhetta has recently been selected to design two new art spaces in Australia and United States. Snøhetta will create the new Heysen Art Gallery in Adelaide- a rammed earth structure blending into the landscape and housing the works of renowned artists Hans and Nora Heysen. The studio was also selected to lead the expansion and re-design project for Dartmouth College Hopkins Center for the Arts, a vital creative hub for the New England Region.
In late March, the Hans Heysen Foundation has revealed the design for the new art gallery, which will display the works of Australia’s most revered artists, Hans and Nora Heysen. Chosen from nine contenders, Snøhetta's project shows careful consideration of the landscape, featuring rammed earth walls as well as expansive glazing overlooking the natural setting. The design will comprise a gallery, a restaurant as well as bushfire-safe storage facilities for the artwork. The construction is expected to break ground later this year.