{"id":668,"date":"2023-08-11T09:45:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T09:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vibergirls.com\/?p=668"},"modified":"2023-08-11T14:57:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:57:25","slug":"national-museums-liverpool-drops-adjaye-associates-from-international-slavery-museum-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vibergirls.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/11\/national-museums-liverpool-drops-adjaye-associates-from-international-slavery-museum-project\/","title":{"rendered":"National Museums Liverpool drops Adjaye Associates from International Slavery Museum project"},"content":{"rendered":"
Architect David Adjaye<\/a> has lost another large project in the wake of sexual assault allegations against him, as his studio<\/a> is dropped from the International Slavery Museum redevelopment in Liverpool<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Adjaye Associates<\/a> had been appointed to create the architectural design of the museum last year<\/a>, with Ralph Appelbaum Associates<\/a> set to create its exhibition design.<\/p>\n However, the National Museums Liverpool (NML), which commissioned the \u00a357 million project, said it was severing ties with Adjaye Associates<\/a> as it “felt there were some risks in terms of continuing our contract,” reported British newspaper the Financial Times (FT)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Organisation is looking for new architect\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n While NML remains committed to the project, it will now start an “accelerated tender procurement” to find a new architect for it.<\/p>\n “National Museums Liverpool has taken the decision to terminate the contract with Adjaye Associates (AA),” a spokesperson for the museum told Dezeen.<\/p>\n “We would like to thank the AA team who have worked hard to bring the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum transformation project to a developed design stage,” it added.<\/p>\n “We remain committed to the project as we continue to build on the momentum already established and intend to start an accelerated tender procurement for new architects in the coming weeks.”<\/p>\n