【時報訊】目前正在進行擴建工程之聖路易藝術博物館6月22日宣佈，該館南院教育中心設計工程由聖路易華裔陶李建築師事務所入選。陶李建築師事務所在全美25家大型建築師事務所激烈競爭比賽中獲得此項工程。陶李建築師事務所兩位建築師為陶克平(Peter Tao)及他的太太Helen Lee。陶克平為聖路易華裔社區大家長陶光業博士的三公子。
聖路易藝術博物館館長Brent Benjamin表示，陶李建築師事務所建築師陶克平及Helen Lee有足夠的經驗和敏感度暸解來訪遊客的需要，他們的加入將會使本館擴建工程更加完善。
聖路易藝術館擴建南院教育中心有一個專為學校和團體參觀的入口，進入後，將帶領來賓到南院之教育中心。陶李建築師事務所將負責全部教育中心和南院入口之建築設計。
陶克平建築師表示，整個設計概念將給人們一個歡迎的感覺，歡迎訪客進入，同時設計有適合各種不同的教學需要，發揮學習和教育效果，讓藝術更加激賞。
聖路易藝博館擴建工程由英國倫敦建築師David Chiperfield設計，2010年1月初動工，總工程二十萬平方呎，將有新的藝廊、公共空間、300輛車位停車場、新入口、新臺階，擴大之藝博館禮品店、咖啡廳，新的大廳連結禮堂及南院教育中心，整個工程耗資一億三千萬，將於兩年內完成。
陶李建築師事務所1995年由陶克平、Henlen Lee建築師夫婦創立，曾經設計過商用、住宅、教學大樓、企業大樓等工程，享譽建築界。
陶克平和太太Henlen Lee都畢業於紐約哥倫比亞大學建築系。Henlen Lee來自加州洛杉磯，身為陶光業博士三公子的陶克平則是聖路易人，大學畢業後，他們曾經住過紐約和英國倫敦，並在那裡的大建築公司工作，為了伸展自己的理想和抱負，應用自己的設計理念，他們決定回到聖路易創建自己的公司，聖路易著名的餐廳Crazy Bowls, Modesto, Trattoria Marcella等都是陶李建築師事務所的傑作。育有兩個孩子，陶克平、Henlen Lee和孩子住在聖路易大學城。
Local Architect to Design Saint Louis Art Museum Education CenterTAO + Lee to design master plan for new classrooms and dedicated school entry
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - The Board of Commissioners of the Saint Louis Art Museum announces the selection of St. Louis-based TAO + Lee Associates, Inc. as architect for the Museum's South Building Education Center.
As part of the Art Museum's expansion, currently underway, a dedicated school and tour group entrance, located to the south of the Museum, will lead visitors to an expanded Education Center in the South Building. TAO + Lee Associates will execute the design concept master plan for the Education Center and the South Building entry experience.
"Expanded classrooms will allow us to expand our educational offerings, and the new entry will help ease congestion on Fine Arts Drive, while assuring the safety of the tens of thousands of school children who visit the Museum every year," said Brent R. Benjamin, Museum director. "The experience of Peter Tao and Helen Lee and their sensitive approach to understanding the visitor's needs will be a great benefit to this project."
Designed by London-based David Chipperfield, the more than 200,000-square-foot addition to the Art Museum, under construction since January 2010, will provide new galleries, public space, and a 300-space, below-grade parking garage, as well as a new, fully accessible entrance on Fine Arts Drive. A new central staircase will more clearly connect the Main Level to the Lower Level, and a new public concourse will serve an expanded caf? the Museum Shop and the new parking garage. The public concourse will also link visitors to the Auditorium and Education Center.
"The design of the education space will create a welcoming place for the visitor, accommodate varying teaching needs, evoke curiosity and reinforce the appreciation of art," said Peter Tao, owner and founder of TAO + Lee Associates.
TAO + Lee Associates, Inc. is an award winning design firm led by owners Peter Tao and Helen Lee. The St. Louis-based firm, which was founded in 1995, is a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) with experience in commercial, cultural, educational and hospitality projects. The firm was selected from a national field of 25 that responded to the Museum's request for proposals.
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