
Project team:
Andrew Burns, Noel Roche, Casey Bryant, Yiran Hu, Alex Galego
Architecture AND received 4th prize in an international competition for the design of Science Island, a major cultural institution in Kaunas, Lithuania.
The form has dual presences, both a building and a landscape, enriching and preserving the landscape of Nemunas Island in full.
Architecture AND congratulate the winning firm of SMAR and recognise the quality of the successful concept.
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Site plan
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Approach.
The sweep of the river is drawn into the interior, creating an experience of science and technology with nature always present.
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Interior.
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Existing context.
