VIDEO: New UC Davis Art Museum Design Unveiled

By Kyle Monhollen

It's official, a design has been selected for the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art!

UC Davis today announced that it has selected an emerging New York‐based design firm, SO – IL, to design the campus’s planned art museum, envisioned as a regional center of experimentation, participation and learning. The firm will work with team members Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, a prominent architectural firm with offices in San Francisco, Seattle and Pennsylvania, and contractor Whiting‐Turner, a national construction firm with offices in Folsom and Pleasanton.

“The Central Valley breathes a spirit of optimism,” the designers said. “Whether one is influenced by the sweeping views over the flat plains beyond to the horizon, or the sense of empowerment one feels when being able to cultivate and grow freely — the spirit of this place is one of invention and imagination. It is precisely this spirit we capture in our architectural proposal for the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.”