Ruby City Museum in San Antonio, Texas by Adjaye Associates

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The Linda Pace Foundation announced today the new naming of its contemporary art center, Ruby City, as well as the rollout of a new graphic identity and website. The new identity, keyed to Linda Pace’s vision and Sir David Adjaye’s design, emphasizes the San Antonio experience, while the website will function as a resource for Ruby City’s development and programming as well as Linda Pace Foundation’s collection. Previously associated solely with the Sir David Adjaye-designed building, Ruby City will now denote the overall institution, comprising of Chris Park and the auxiliary exhibition space, Studio, formerly known as CHRISpark and SPACE. The Linda Pace Foundation will continue to operate as the owner and steward of Pace’s collection.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

• Architects: Adjaye Associates
• Project: Ruby City Museum
• Location:150 Camp Street San Antonio, Texas 78204
• Architect of Record: Alamo Architects
• Landscape Architect: Madrone Landscape
• Structural Engineer: Guy Nordenson and Associates
• Mechanical Engineer: WSP
• Lighting Consultant: Tillotson Design Associates
• Façade Consultant: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
• Project Manager: Norton Company
• Cost Consultant: Whiting Turner
• Project Construction Cost: $16 million
• Total Square Footage: 14,000
• Key Dates Building opens to the public October 2019

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City’s bold new identity was designed by New York-based graphic design firm 2×4, who took inspiration from the dramatic angled roof and cantilevered structure of the building, to create a custom typeface. The vibrant color palette, also inspired by the crimson-hued building as well as the natural landscape of the southwest, will complement the building’s shimmering façade. The website, unveiling in stages over the coming months, will debut a fresh design with streamlined navigation and a more comprehensive architecture.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

“Once complete, Ruby City is a place where visitors will come to engage, question and discover new perspectives on contemporary art,” said Kathryn Kanjo, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. “Inspired by Linda’s drawing of the ‘Ruby City’ (a city, which came to her in a dream), this new identity captures the spirit of Linda’s life and work, allowing us to share our collection, exhibitions and programming in a meaningful way, with our local community and beyond.”

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City, currently under construction, is scheduled to open in 2019. The building is a part of a growing campus, which extends from South Flores Street to the San Pedro Creek. Ruby City also includes Chris Park, built in 2005, a one-acre public green space named in memory of Pace’s son, and Studio, the Linda Pace Foundation gallery, which opened to the public in 2014, and presents special exhibitions and programming throughout the year.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Ruby City. © Dror Baldinger. Courtesy of Ruby City and Adjaye Associates.

Tags: Texas, USA

Categories: Art Center, Exhibition Center, Lobby, Plaza

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