News
Expansion News
Introduction
Welcome to the expansion section of The Mint Museum's website. Here you can explore continually updated information on all of the expansion developments as they unfold.
In subsequent pages, you will find copies of every expansion update mailed to The Mint Museums's members, information on the three main firms which comprise our design team, a list of frequently asked questions, a link to the Arts & Science Council's Cultural Facilities Plan, information on funding plans for the project, as well as a section of photographs and plans following the project from beginning to end.
I hope you will find all of the materials informative and exciting. As always, the Board of Trustees and the staff greatly appreciate the energy and enthusiasm with which you support The Mint Museum. If you ever have questions, comments, concerns or would like someone from the Mint speak to your organization about our expansion plans, please don't hesitate to contact me directly by email or by phone at 704-337-2027.
Sincerely,
Phil Kline
Executive Director
The Mint Museum
Expansion Fact Sheet and Updates
Expansion Fact Sheet
Expansion Update #1
Expansion Update #2
Design Team
The selection of the design team for the new facility was made on January 17 by The Mint Museum's Board of Trustees, based on the recommendation of the Architect Selection Committee. The design team represents a triumvirate of talent stretching down the East Coast -- Machado and Silvetti Associates of Boston (design architect), Clark Patterson Associates of Charlotte (architect of record) and George Sexton Associates of Washington, D.C. (museum consultant).
Patricia Rodgers, Chair of The Mint Museum's Board of Trustees, elaborates on the design team choice. "During the interview process, the Selection Committee felt strongly that this team demonstrated a passion for every aspect of what The Mint Museum is trying to accomplish for the community. We could see their ability to collaborate in everything they told us and everything they showed us. The Selection Committee was also impressed with how well they demonstrated a cohesive understanding of our need to project two different identities for the new art museum and the Mint Museum of Craft + Design. They articulated a programming process that will capture the input of staff, board, affiliates, members and the community."
Design Architects
Machado and Silvetti Associates
Machado and Silvetti Associates is a 40-person architecture and urban design firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm has carefully developed a national reputation for designing distinctive spaces and unique works of architecture in both size and scope. Their work can be seen in the United States and abroad in cities such as Beirut, Boston, Buenos Aires, New York, San Francisco, Venice and Vienna. With over 40 years of combined experience, principals Jorge Silvetti and Rodolfo Machado have developed a national reputation for design that finds its roots in context, material and craft.
Recent clients have included J. Paul Getty Trust, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Public Library and Harvard University.
According to firm principal Rodolfo Machado, "We have wanted to work with this team for a long time and are very, very happy to be the design architect on the project. This represents a fantastic opportunity for the life of the city. It will enrich the livelihood and urbanity of Charlotte, and will create a wonderful block with a public plaza and connections to shops and the stadium."
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| The Getty Villa and Museum in Malibu, CA |
Provincetown Art Association and Museum in Provincetown, MA | Utah Museum of Art in Salt Lake City, UT |
Architect of Record
Clark Patterson Associates
Clark Patterson Associates is a full service firm with over 200 architects, engineers, planners, interior designers and support staff located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and New York. The firm is geared toward providing its clients with comprehensive design and construction services of exceptional quality and value while promoting both corporate and individual growth. Similar clients include the McWane Center in Alabama, the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, Charlotte Country Day School and Shalom Park Jewish Community Center.
The firm also has devoted over 10 years toward working with The Mint Museum to develop the Mint Museum of Art's Master Plan and to plan, program and design the Mint Museum of Craft + Design.
Senior Vice President Don Lee says the firm "is delighted to have been selected by The Mint Museum as the local architect leading the design team for their new museum. We look forward to building on our past relationship with The Mint Museum and the tremendous potential the Wachovia project has to develop a world-class cultural arts campus anchoring South Tryon Street."
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Charlotte Country Day School Upper School Fine Arts Classroom Building in Charlotte, NC |
Mint Museum of Craft + Design Lobby in Charlotte, NC | University of North Carolina Asheville Highsmith University Center in Asheville, NC |
Museum Consultant
George Sexton Associates
George Sexton Associates of Washington, DC has brought an established yet innovative approach to the field of museum planning, exhibition design and lighting design in 25 years in practice. This renowned firm has an extensive history of involvement with complex museum and architectural projects, as exemplified through work with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Denver Art Museum, the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich, England, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA.
As firm principal George Sexton says, “We are delighted to be one part of a tripartite team that will be working on this stimulating project. The opportunity to work with well-known and world-class museum collections is both challenging and exciting. This museum project will be unique in its urban setting and the context of the overall complex.”
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| Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX | Museum of Modern Art in New York, NY |
Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
ASC Cultural Facilities Master Plan
Read about the Arts & Science Council's future plans for the cultural facilities in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in the Cultural Facilities Master Plan -- a 25-year vision for cultural facility development across Mecklenburg County developed in partnership with the Foundation For The Carolinas and Charlotte Center City Partners.
Photographs and Plans
Please direct all questions or comments to Executive Director Phil Kline by email or by phone at 704-337-2027.