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<\/a>Rendering: Olson Kundig<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nSeattle-based architecture firm Olson Kundig Architects<\/a> recently won a contest\u00a0to design\u00a0a Noah’s Ark-themed children’s museum in Berlin.<\/p>\n The Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation<\/a> launched an invite-only international competition at the beginning of the\u00a0year calling for architects to weave the biblical story of Noah’s Ark into their proposals. Olson Kundig won first prize for its\u00a0design.<\/p>\n “We are thrilled to have been awarded first place in this competition. The Noah\u2019s Ark story, and the hundreds of flood narratives that precede the Old Testament story were a source of inspiration to our team. Our design approach was to create a modern retelling of the ancient story \u2014 an experience that provides a sense of hope and possibility to the people who will visit it,” said Alan Maskin, design principal of Olson Kundig.<\/p>\n The\u00a0jury that chose Olson Kundig and recommended that it\u00a0build the museum described the firm’s plan\u00a0as follows: \u201c[t]he scenography is extremely attractive and professional in terms of museum pedagogy. Its use of the Noah\u2019s Ark motif playfully picks up on topical and relevant themes such as diversity, migration, creation, second chances, and new beginnings. The visitor is Noah, and can experience the multiple facets of these topics \u2014 on their own or in interaction and role-play.\u201d<\/p>\n If all goes according to plan, the project\u00a0should\u00a0be built by mid-2018 and then open to the public in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Visitors will travel through the museum as Noah, engaging with a landscape that touches on themes such as diversity and new beginnings. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":154136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11269],"tags":[6144],"coauthors":[8840],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>Rendering: Olson Kundig<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>Rendering: Olson Kundig<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n