https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2390 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17880 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:13:20 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17880-after-a-prolonged-closure-the-studio-museum-in-harlem-moves-into-its-new-home http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17798 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:46:53 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17798-adjaye-associates-princeton-university-art-museum-is-an-unexpected-and-praiseworthy-homage-to-the-past A subtle but radical redesign of the Arch grounds in St. Louis opens in July.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13497 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13497-gateway-arch-grounds-and-museum The redesigned park includes a new land bridge over the highway, which connects it to downtown St. Louis, and an expanded museum as its centerpiece. Photo © Nic Lehoux The new museum entrance is on axis with the Arch and the Old Courthouse. Photo © Nic Lehoux The road along the riverfront was raised about 4 feet, eliminating up to 70 percent of the high-frequency low-flood events, and the site itself was planted with 3,415 new trees; swirling paths replace the torn-down garage. Photo © Alex S. Maclean The grounds feature nearly a mile of new, accessible circulation loops with bikeways. Photo © Alex S. Maclean The new entrance and canopy, beside a reflecting pool, are composed of milled stainless steel and blast-proof glass, while its interior offers views of the Old Courthouse. Photo © Nic Lehoux The new entrance and canopy, beside a reflecting pool, are composed of milled stainless steel and blast-proof glass, while its interior offers views of the Old Courthouse. Photo © Nic Lehoux A section of downtown St. Louis depicts the axial progression from the Old Courthouse to the newly expanded museum beneath the Arch.   The luminous underground space features a highly reflective aluminum ceiling over uplit aluminum tubes, and white terrazzo floors. Photo © Nic Lehoux The centerpiece of the project offers a new civic space. Photo © Nic Lehoux The displays inside include thin, translucent screens onto which videos are projected. Photo © Nic Lehoux 1505-whitney-museum-renzo-piano.asp Sat, 16 May 2015 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7529-whitney-museum-of-american-art-by-renzo-piano-building-workshop Whitney Museum of American Art On the west the building offers views of busy West Street and the Hudson River.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art A grand cantilever on Gansevoort Street protects the main entry and the wide plaza that Piano calls the largo. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art On the east, the building overlooks the High Line.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art A grand cantilever on Gansevoort Street protects the main entry and the wide plaza that Piano calls the largo.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art The flatter north elevation has an industrial look that tries to acknowledge the blue-collar roots of the Meatpacking District.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Enclosed by precast-concrete panels and suspended from steel cables, the main stair provides access to all floors.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Reclaimed pine floors in the galleries are sprung, so dance and other performances can take place throughout the museum.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Steel stairs allow visitors to go from one outdoor art terrace to another. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art On the other gallery floors, daylight comes in only at the narrow east and west ends. One of Frank Stella's black paintings and a sculpture and painting by Ellsworth Kelly benefit from their placement in one of these spaces.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art The only top-lit gallery is on the eighth floor where sawtooth skylights provide the kind of diffuse glow for which Piano is known. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Renzo Piano's sketch of the new Whitney's south elevation. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Renzo Piano's sketch of his unrealized proposal to add onto the Whitney's Marcel Breuer building on Madison Avenue. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art View from the Hudson River. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Aerial view. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art View from the northeast. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art View from the east.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art View from the west.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art View from the north.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art View from the outdoor stairs. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art View of the outdoor stairs and the High Line. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Library on the seventh floor.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art West gallery on the fifth floor.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Gallery. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Gallery.Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Gallery. Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Photograph © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Whitney Museum of American Art Image courtesy Renzo Piano Building Workshop Whitney Museum of American Art Image courtesy Renzo Piano Building Workshop Whitney Museum of American Art Image courtesy Renzo Piano Building Workshop Whitney Museum of American Art Image courtesy Renzo Piano Building Workshop