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14 Jul 2009 STANTON WILLIAMS ONLY UK PRACTICE ON SHORTLIST FOR GRAND MUSÉE D'ART OF NANTES COMPETITION Stanton Williams is one of the five shortlisted practices in an international design competition for the Grand Musée d'Art in Nantes. In addition, Stanton Williams has also just been shortlisted in the international competition for the expansion and renovation of the historic Town Hall in Heidelberg, Germany. The €35 million project for the Grand Musée d'Art de Nantes includes the renovation of the existing Musée des Beaux-Arts, one of the five leading regional art museums in France, and a new extension in an adjacent site to provide an additional 5,800 sqm of facilities and exhibition space for contemporary art collections. The shortlist comprises: Stanton Williams, Dominique Perrault Architecture, Manuelle Gautrand Architecture, GPAA, l'atelier Barani SA, Gaëlle Peneau architectes associés. The winning scheme will be announced in November. The Heidelberg competition involves creating a 3,280 sqm extension to provide a conference centre while retaining the cultural uses, e.g. concerts and music festivals, of the existing building. The total project value is €17.5M of which 12.5M is for the extension. In addition to Stanton Williams, the shortlist includes mainly German practices and a small number of international practices such as David Chipperfield Architects, Rafael Moneo and Terry Pawson Architects. Grand Musée d'Art Nantes information received 140709 French Architect French Buildings French Houses French Skyscrapers French Housing World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe Comments / photos for the Grand Musée d'Art Nantes France Architecture page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk Grand Musée d'Art Nantes Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt			Buildings by this architect: Belgrade Theatre House of Fraser Bristol Kings Cross Central Key Links: Skyscrapers Architecture Studios New Houses Paris Buildings French Architecture