Museums & Arts Center Projects

He Art Museum by Tadao Ando

Foshan, China

December 2, 2020

Dropped into a rapidly changing urban setting in Foshan, China, the impact of a cultural pebble emanates to surrounding areas.

Hauser & Wirth Gallery by Selldorf Architects

New York City

Suzanne Stephens

December 2, 2020

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A gritty concrete-block gallery building for Hauser & Wirth avows its New York roots.

Phoenix Central Park by Durbach Block Jaggers and John Wardle Architects

Sydney

Josephine Minutillo

December 1, 2020

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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.