The Speed Art Museum Announces Architect of Record for Expansion

Louisville based K. Norman Berry Associates Architects (KNBA) has been appointed Architect of Record for The Speed Art Museum expansion / renovation by the Museum’s Board of Trustees. As Architect of Record, KNBA will execute the design by wHY Architecture and supervise the daily management during the construction phase of the museum’s renovation.

“KNBA has a fine reputation and a project roster to match. I couldn’t be more pleased to entrust the task of realizing the eagerly anticipated wHY Architecture design to a better suited Architect of Record,” said Speed Museum Director Charles L. Venable.

K. Norman Berry Associates Architects is engaged in the general practice of Architecture in the Kentucky and southern Indiana areas. The firm has executed a large variety of projects throughout the region. A major portion of the firm’s work includes primary and secondary school facilities, offices and commercial structures, all of which require extensive experience in project and cost evaluation. A primary focus of the firm has been preservation of historic structures, with more than 70 preservation and restoration projects to date.

“K. Norman Berry Associates is honored to add our expertise with historic renovation and knowledge of our local conditions in Louisville and Kentucky to the wHY Architecture design team for the very important expansion of The Speed Art Museum,” said K. Norman Berry.

Completed projects of note include 21c Museum Hotel in collaboration with Deborah Berke Architect & Partners, renovation of Founder’s Hall and 626 West Main Street (the latter, in collaboration with Robert A. M. Stern) for Brown-Forman Corporation, Frazier International History Museum, Louisville Slugger Field, and Actors Theatre of Louisville. Work currently in the planning stage includes RiverPark Place, a 1,600-unit condominium development on the Ohio River; multiple school projects for Oldham County and Bullitt County Public School districts; The Healing Place Women’s Facility; and Cabbage Patch Settlement House masterplan.

“Our team is thrilled to work with K. Norman Berry Associates as they are a firm that has successfully collaborated with design architects nationwide for landmark projects in Louisville,” said Kulapat Yantrasast, partner, wHY Architecture.

The expansion is expected to give a meaningful increase in square footage and a reorganization of the existing complex network of galleries. Work is expected to be completed by late 2012.

For more information, please contact Kirsten Popp, 502.634.2735 / kpopp@speedmuseum.org