BenningtonArtCommunity 2.1squaremiles

Bennington Museum, siting aside on the hill, is the live record of Bennington region, and it is the museum of the arts and histories which constantly renovating itself as the progressions of the times. As more and more artworks are stored, the gallery and the storage are asked to be enlarged at least as twice as present status. This project will utilize art renovation as the methodology and provide a new perspective for viewing architecture and its relationship to art ground, and the space, striving to design an extension for the Bennington Museum: Deflection + Bennington Museum. It would as well represent the enthusiastic attitude of embracing the diverse arts in the next generation.

Art plays an essential role in Bennington people's daily lives. In this small town with fewer than 16,000 people and an area of 42.2 square miles, countless artworks are displayed as outdoor sculptures, galleries, or preserved in the museum storage. The annual outdoor sculpture show has just made its 24th birthday and endows art's vibrancy for the 24th time in Bennington. People are adapted to living with the artworks in their daily lives, and letting them be part of themselves.