Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Expansion

This project appeared in the February 2020 issue of ARCHITECT, as part of our coverage of Washington University's East End Transformation.

The glazed and reflective stainless steel façade of the Kemper expansion and the all-glass north elevation of Weil Hall activate the southern edge of Tisch Park and contribute to the transformative transparency that the master plan sought to achieve.

Floor-to-ceiling slit windows admit some daylight into the new, 2,700-square-foot postwar and contemporary gallery in the Kemper museum. The museum houses one of the oldest teaching collections in the country.

Project Credits
Projects: Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Expansion
Architect: KieranTimberlake, Philadelphia . James Timberlake, FAIA, Richard Maimon, FAIA, Marilia Rodrigues, AIA, Kate Czembor, AIA, Adam Loughry, AIA, Nick Sillies, AIA, Charles Sparkman, AIA, Jeremy Leman, Jazz Graves, AIA, Claire Edelen, AIA, Brian Kerr, Suzanne Mahoney, AIA, Patrick Morgan, AIA, Ryan Wall, AIA (project team)
Local Architect: Tao + Lee Associates
FFE: Arcturis
Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: BuroHappold Engineering, with KAI Engineering
Central Utilities MEP Engineer: McClure Engineering
Civil Engineer: Cole
Geotechnical Engineer: Geotechnology
Construction Manager: McCarthy Building Cos.
Landscape Architect: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects with Arbolope Studio
Lighting Designer: Fisher Marantz Stone
AV Consultant: The Sextant Group
Code Consultant: Code Consultants
Façade Consultant: Eckersley O’Callaghan & Partners
Acoustics: Metropolitan Acoustics
Soils and Irrigation: Jeffrey L. Bruce & Co.
Campus Mobility: Schulze+Grassov
Cost Estimator: The Capital Projects Group
Food Service: Webb Foodservice Design
Waterproofing: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Graphics: Kuhlmann Leavitt
Specifications: Heller & Metzger
LEED Administration: Sustainable Design Consulting
Size: 5,600 gross square feet