Pacific Rim Calling: Seattle’s Asian Art Museum Gets a Revamp
The renovation, undertaken by local firm LMN Architects, had to reconcile contemporary requirements with the museum’s landmarked features.
Cultural Architecture
BIG’s Kistefos Museum Puts a “Twist” on Conventional Art Galleries
Opened last month, the unusual structure reconciles the features of a challenging site.
Let There Be Shade: A PoMo Church Looks to Gothic Architecture and Algorithms to Solve its Solar Problem
A renovation of the Phillip Johnson and John Burgee–designed Crystal Cathedral adds algorithmically-modeled shades to protect the congregation from the sun.
From Bauhaus to Bunkers: The Aspirational Architecture of Hollywood Villainy
Why do bad guys in the movies always live in "good" houses? A new book digs into that question.
At the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, Wondering "Can Architects Curate?"
Despite some smart research, this edition's glut of information and ignorance of context reflects architecture's crisis of curation, our critic writes.
The Pace Gallery's New Flagship Typifies the Contemporary Art Experience
The most forward-thinking aspect of the mega-Pace isn't the art it holds, but rather, the fabulous terrace built for schmoozing and selfies.
Ottoman Architecture Inspires Kengo Kuma's Contemporary Art Museum in Turkey
The Odunpazarı Modern Museum draws from the traditional wooden houses of Eskişehir, a university town with high hopes of becoming an arts hub.
Mendini's World: Groninger Museum Opens a Massive Exhibition on the Late Architect-Designer
Organized by Alessandro Mendini himself, the showcase includes work by his contemporaries and is staged in a building he helped design.
Deconstructing Degrowth at the Oslo Architecture Triennale
The 2019 edition of the triennale imagines a world free from the pursuit of GDP—but is it enough?
Berlin’s Futurium Shines a Sophisticated Light into a Drab Corner of the City
Designed by young local firm Richter Musikowski, the museum seeks to contemplate and spark conversation about the nature of the future.
The Reach at Kennedy Center Excels Where It Counts—Acoustics
Steven Holl Architects' detail-oriented way of thinking about acoustics is what makes the Reach, and the myriad spaces within it, so successful.
Play, Learn, Discover, Repeat: This Renovated Museum Engages Young Hearts, Hands, and Minds
OfficeUntitled imbues the new iteration of the Cayton Children’s Museum in Santa Monica with a design informed by the institution’s value-driven mission.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Reopens Public Spaces Hidden for Decades
Gehry Partners restored the entrance lobby and added a bevy of amenity areas, excavating the museum’s original navigation and material richness.
What Not to Miss at Archtober 2019
October 1 marks the start of New York City’s month-long celebration of architecture and design. Here are our recommendations.
At the Chicago Architecture Biennial, MASS Design Group Proposes a Memorial to Victims of Gun Violence
On Saturday, senior associate Jha D. Williams talked through the project's themes at the Chicago Architecture Center.
This New Hollywood Landmark Is Best Understood Inside Out
The Los Angeles LGBT Center, designed by Leong Leong and KFA, packs heart and soul into its secondary spaces—on a nonprofit budget.
A New Gallery in Racine, Wisconsin, Plays off Its Historic Brick Surroundings
OS Projects, which includes a ground-floor gallery with studio space above, responds to the surrounding street grid with a clever cantilever.
Bucharest's MARe Museum Is a Ghostly Shadow of Its Nation's Dark History
The museum, which seeks to generate conversations about Romania's communist past, re-creates the house of a ruthless government minister.
In Lowell, Massachusetts, a Historic Facade Now Conceals a Modern Theater
As part of a $20 million gut renovation, Leers Weinzapfel Associates inserted a 20,000-square-foot egg-shaped theater into this 1876 building.
In a Swiss Village, Architects Transform a Conference Center Into a Concert Hall
Studio Seilern Architects doubled the size of an underground meeting space, building dramatic glass-lined enclosure for the modern, 663-seat oak-paneled venue.
