Projects
ART GALLERY OF NOVA SCOTIA
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2007–08
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) required the services of professional art gallery facilities planners/designers to conduct an assessment of the suitability of the present buildings as a site for an expanded Art Gallery in comparison with alternative buildings and sites. The team of Lord Cultural Resources of Toronto, in collaboration with A. L. Arbic Consulting of Halifax, was selected as the successful bidder. Our role included to develop a program of current and future space requirements for the AGNS; assess functional and technical suitability of the current buildings; assess capacity of the buildings to accommodate the proposed space program; and compare three alternative facilities/sites in Halifax. It was our team's conclusion that the most desirable option would be to construct a new purpose-built Gallery within the Halifax Business District.