World-Architects: US Building of the Week: Robert Olnick Pavilion
October 2, 2023
Five years ago Magazzino Italian Art, an institution focused on Arte Povera, opened its art space in Cold Springs, in New York's Hudson Valley. Just last month, Magazzino expanded with the new Robert Olnick Pavilion. The first building was designed by Miguel Quismondo's MQ Architecture, and for the new building Quismondo collaborated with Alberto Campo Baeza. The architects answered a few questions about the new Robert Olnick Pavilion.
What were the circumstances of receiving the commission for this project?
The Robert Olnick Pavilion, designed by architects Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo, is an extension of the Magazzino Museum, Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu's Museum of Italian Arte Povera in Cold Spring, New York.
The current Magazzino is a superb building, designed and built by Miguel Quismondo. It had proven to be so resoundingly successful that it outgrew its size, which is why the Olnick Spanu family asked us to build this extension.