Exhibition Opening at the Mercantile Exchange

The

Creative Exchange Lab, the Center for Architecture and Design (CEL) continues

its exhibition series “Context/Contrast Part 2: St. Louis” which studies the

progress of the city’s new architecture in the past two decades. Context/Contrast

Part 2 highlights the Mercantile Exchange Building (MX) in an exhibition

opening on Friday, March 28, 2014, in its grand center location at 3307

Washington Avenue, St. Louis from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

The

Mercantile Exchange is an example of a downtown development project that has

acted as a stimulus for additional growth in the area by virtue of its


transformational architectural elements and multi-use concept. MX houses a


variety of enterprises including apartments, boutiques, a movie theatre and the

non-profit National Blues Museum.

Forum

Studio was contracted to complete architectural and landscape design services

for the Mercantile Exchange Building. The completed project revitalized the

Mercantile Exchange District by creating an urban-focused design to serve as

the new eastern anchor of the burgeoning downtown commercial and residential

neighborhood. Using sustainable design principles, the building strategy was

successful in retaining eighty percent of the existing structure. 

About

Forum Studio

Forum

Studio is an award-winning design firm that harnesses the power of integrated

design and collaboration. Offering comprehensive solutions across multiple

disciplines including architecture, interior design, landscape architecture,

urban planning and engineering, we build important and complex environments for

our national and international clients. With a vision to become the firm of the

future, Forum Studio utilizes best practices while relentlessly pursuing new

innovative thinking. Focused on the specialized needs of each client, we

elevate design solutions to maximize value through responsive leadership,

creative visioning and mission-critical expertise. Forum Studio is the art +

science of building. For more information, visit www.forumstudio.com. 

About

Creative Exchange Lab

The

Creative Exchange Lab – the Center for Architecture and Design (CEL) is a

nonprofit, 501c3 organization whose mission is to educate the general public

about the role and disciplines of architecture, art and design can play on not

only improving the quality of life and livability of our cities, but also


potentially as a catalyst and key contributor to economic development and


sustainability of our communities an our cities.