McCarthy Building Cos.' Concrete Pour At MFA Glassell School Of Art
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On Thursday, June 9, 2016, McCarthy Building Cos. poured 97 yards of concrete for the Museum of Fine Arts - Houston Glassell School of Art parking garage. The pour took eight hours to complete and is one of approximately 10 to 12 pours for the parking garage level 2.
The redevelopment of the campus replaces the original 1979 building, representing a new 80,000 square-foot-facility scheduled for completion in late 2019.
The school, along with a new 164,000 square-foot exhibition hall, the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building for modern and contemporary art, will link to two existing gallery buildings and the sculpture garden to create a 14-acre public campus.
Designed by Steven Holl Architects, the new, L-shaped structure will define two edges of the new Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza. With an entrance fronting onto the plaza, the school’s roofline will extend downward to a stepped amphitheater with outdoor space for programs and performances, and upward to the walkable, trellised BBVA Compass Roof Garden, which will provide dramatic views of the campus.
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