By Architecture AND
A place of discovery and adventure, synthesizing nature and machine to create a landscape icon for Kaunas.
Project team: Andrew Burns, Noel Roche, Casey Bryant, Yiran Hu, Alex Galego
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
Year: 2016
Client: Municipality of Kaunas
Value: $30M
Status: International Competition, 4th prize
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.
The sweep of the river is drawn into the interior, creating an experience of science and technology with nature always present.