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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. “Evolutioneum” – A special exhibition at the Zoological Museum in Hamburg, Germany by gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und PartnerJune 14th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner What could a natural history museum of the 21st century look like? The special exhibition of the Academy for Architectural Culture (aac) in the Zoological Museum, Hamburg, provides some answers. In the context of the Evolutioneum workshop, scholarship students of the aac have produced designs in two parts, which are on display at the Zoological Museum, Hamburg, until 27 August. The Evolutioneum is a museum concept which builds a bridge between science and the public, and which also provides space for natural science collections and exhibitions.  External Perspective, Image Courtesy © aac hamburg
 View into Zoological Museum, Image Courtesy © Marcus Bredt  Info panels and architecture models, Image Courtesy © Marcus Bredt On the occasion of the opening of the new foyer in the Hamburg Zoological Museum on 27 April, the Centre for Natural Science (CeNak) presented a new exhibition area with a contemporary exhibition concept. This is the setting in which the Academy for Architectural Culture (aac) shows the designs for an Evolutioneum. The term is based on the idea of reviving the Natural History Museum in Hamburg, which was destroyed in 1943 during the Second World War. As part of the workshop, scholarship students of the aac have dealt with the concept of a new building on the one hand and, on the other hand, with the change of use of the existing structure.  Image Courtesy © Marcus Bredt  Image Courtesy © Marcus Bredt At the Vernissage, important representatives of the institution, such as the President of the University of Hamburg, Prof. Dr. Dieter Lenzen, as well as the scientific senator Katharina Fegebank and CeNak Director Prof. Dr. Matthias Glaubrecht, spoke for the planning and implementation of an evolutionary museum. The desire for a 21st century natural science museum in Hamburg is strong, so the 2019 jubilee of the university could be a milestone in this direction. The aac managing director Enno N. Maass explained on this occasion how the aac workshop participants presented this vision.  Image Courtesy © Marcus Bredt  Image Courtesy © Marcus Bredt An Evolutioneum is a place where two contrasting elements merge – state-of-the-art research and the care of historic collections. The aac exhibition follows up on this idea by presenting the exhibits both in analog as well as digital form. With the help of expressive architectural models of the designs for a new building, the two approaches are separate from each other although they can be experienced together. Visitors can obtain further information digitally from five monitors to learn about the concepts for the new building at Hamburg’s Baakenhöft area. Likewise, visitors can study the development of an architectural concept from the initial vision to the completed design. Information displayed on the walls explains how, in general, an aac workshop is structured, who are the most important representatives of the aac, and what the exact tasks of the groups were. In addition, one display cabinet shows visitors the history of the Natural History Museum to help them understand why the collection and the idea of the Evolutioneum are closely linked with the city of Hamburg. The concepts of the change of use groups, who redesigned the historic telecommunications office at Schlüterstrasse to convert it into a modern museum, can be experienced through illustrated flip books.  Exhibition with monitor installation, Image Courtesy © Marcus Bredt  Image Courtesy © Marcus Bredt Academy for Architectural Culture (aac) The aac is a private and not-for-profit institution located in Hamburg, which was founded in 2008 by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp). Its teaching approach is based on the many years of professional and teaching experience of its founders and sponsors. Its curriculum is based on the understanding that architecture is creative art with a social obligation and application; it is designed to prepare architects for their holistic role in a globalized world.  Image Courtesy © Marcus Bredt  Interactive world of experience, Image Courtesy © Marcus Bredt The aac practices dialog across disciplines and cultural boundaries. In its courses, it combines teaching, research, and the practice of architectural culture. The design tasks are based on real scenarios, with topics covering current socially relevant issues in architecture and urban design, for which designs are produced as examples of a solution.  Perspektive of exhibition, Image Courtesy © aac hamburg  Perspective of staircase, Image Courtesy © aac hamburg The aac has its main premises at the historic Navigation School at Rainvilleterrasse in Hamburg. This historic monument, with its classic Moderne style, was renovated and carefully modernized in 2012 by the gmp Foundation in order to revive it as a place for education and culture; today it is the Rainvilleterrasse campus.  Perspective of exhibition, Image Courtesy © aac hamburg
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