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Phoenix Central Park by Durbach Block Jaggers and John Wardle Architects

Sydney

December 1, 2020

Two Australian firms design distinct interiors for performance and exhibition, wrapped in a unifying whole, for an arts complex in Sydney.

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, from above.

Steven Holl’s Luminous Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Miriam Sitz

November 16, 2020

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The MFAH’s campus is at long last complete, with the opening of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building.

Renovated Rothko Chapel Reopens in Houston

Miriam Sitz

September 30, 2020

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A major restoration by ARO with George Sexton Associates and Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects opened last fall. The chapel celebrated its 50th anniversary on February 26–28, 2021.

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Colorado Springs

David Hill

August 31, 2020

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A Colorado Springs museum is inspired by its setting and the motion of athletes.

Louisiana Children’s Museum by Mithun

New Orleans

Josephine Minutillo

August 3, 2020

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A Seattle-based architecture firm deftly orchestrates a new site for the Louisiana Children’s Museum by a lagoon in the Big Easy.

The Momentary by Wheeler Kearns Architects

Bentonville, Arkansas

Linda C. Lentz

July 2, 2020

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A former cheese plant in Bentonville, Arkansas, is reimagined as a dynamic mixed-use development, offering visual, performance, and culinary experiences.

The Zhang Yan Cultural Museum by Horizontal Design

Shanghai

Aric Chen

July 2, 2020

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Shenzhen-based designer Ju Bin's first ground-up project emerges from the ruins of a historic village outside Shanghai. Watch a video about the project below.

Aberdeen Art Gallery by Hoskins Architects and Speirs + Major

Aberdeen, Scotland

Chris Foges

May 11, 2020

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A $42-million addition to a Scottish institution maintains the luminous, airy ambiance of the late 19^th-century granite building.

The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College

Post-Occupancy Evaluation of the Remodeled Hood Museum

Hanover, New Hampshire

Suzanne Stephens

February 4, 2020

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RECORD looks back at Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects’ redo of a Charles Moore museum at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture by Olson Kundig

Seattle

Alex Klimoski

December 16, 2019

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The warehouse-like museum in Seattle will reopen to the public on September 22. Watch a new, exclusive video about the project, and revisit our 2019 story.