Glenbow Museum
DIALOG's bold proposal to transform a city landmark into a contemporary and open civic space.

This $120 million transformation reimagines the museum’s brutalist structure with a lighter, perforated skin that strengthens its connection to the city. A new vertical gallery floods the interior with natural light, becoming the project’s spatial centerpiece and a symbol of Glenbow’s shift toward openness and inclusion. Our visuals focused on capturing the texture of the new façade and the role of the vertical gallery, while on-site photography helped embed the building in Calgary’s urban life. In addition to the commissioned images, we created a series of four conceptual pieces where the gallery embodies the elements: earth, water, air and fire, recasting the space as a stage for bold interventions.