Employing membrane-assisted radiant cooling, the scalable structure, developed by a team that included Henning Larsen and researchers from U Penn, will remain on view until the end of this month.
An undulant screen of vertical fins greets visitors of the new Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture—the first private institution of its kind in Kazakhstan.
The Swiss firm was on the job for more than a decade until a riff with the museum over ballooning costs brought the project back to square one in late 2024.
Best known for designing London’s 1990s-era SIS Building and Embankment Place, Farrell’s death follows the recent passing of his former partner, Nicholas Grimshaw.
The $85 million project expands the Treasure Coast institution’s exhibition, education, and event spaces while lifting the museum above a beautiful but flood-prone site.
“While business conditions remained soft at architecture firms nationally, there are signs that the downturn may be bottoming out,” remarked AIA chief economist Kermit Baker.