The massive AK360 Campus Expansion project is progressing on schedule as the new Gundlach Building, which will more than double the amount of exhibition space at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, is taking shape.
The new Gundlach Building
A view of the spiral staircase surrounding the main lobby inside the new Gundlach Building under construction at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
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Grand gallery
Peggy Pierce Elfvin Director Janne Siren stands in what will become the massive sculpture gallery as he gives a tour inside the new Gundlach Building under construction.
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Under construction
A worker hangs drywall in one of the massive gallery spaces inside the new Gundlach Building.
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Main lobby
Peggy Pierce Elfvin Director Janne Siren stands in what will become a gallery entrance as he gives a tour inside the new Gundlach Building.
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Below-ground parking
Workers build the mold for the concrete underground parking ramp in a view from the new Gundlach Building under construction at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
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Connecting the campus
A view from the new Gundlach Building under construction at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery where an elevated glass bridge will wind around the trees and connect to the existing campus.
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Elevated walkway
The steel frames of columns that will support an elevated glass walkway that will connect the new Gundlach Building to the existing campus.
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Roof restored
Detail of new roofing atop the original building.
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Sculpture gallery
Janne Siren stands in what will become the massive sculpture gallery as he gives a tour inside the new Gundlach Building under construction at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
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Stairway restoration
The area where historic steps will be restored to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
It is easy to see the progress of the Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building two years into construction on the Albright-Knox Art Gallery grounds, but Covid-19-related supply chain problems have pushed its reopening as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum into the first half of 2023.
