In Houston, Johnston Marklee's New Drawing Institute Expands the Dream of the Menil
The new gallery, devoted to works on paper, is a sensitive addition to the Houston art campus's diverse architectural heritage.
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National Veterans Memorial and Museum to Open in Columbus, Ohio
Designed by Allied Works, OLIN, and Ralph Appelbaum Associates, the museum tells the stories of American veterans across all the armed services.
Studio Libeskind Designs a Bold Yet Contextual New Art Museum for Vilnius
The crystalline MO museum, which opens today in the Lithuanian capital, is the crown jewel of a larger cultural renaissance.
Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall to Be Projected With Digital “Machine Hallucinations”
The landmark building will be covered with swirling, abstracted images from the L.A. Philharmonic's 100-year-old archive, designed by artist Refik Anadol.
Can London’s Revamped Royal Opera House Become a Public Amenity?
The famed cultural institution, opening to the public today after a six-year renovation by Stanton Williams, is betting big on audience engagement.
Kengo Kuma's Shiplike V&A Dundee Lands in Scotland
The futuristic, concrete-clad outpost of the London-based design museum is part of a larger effort to attract tourists to Dundee's burgeoning waterfront.
6a Architects Converts a Dilapidated Victorian Fire Station Into an Art Gallery
The local firm has created a charming, yet sensitively-designed new annex for the South London Gallery in the city's Peckham neighborhood.
Taking a Second Look at This Year's Nebulous Venice Architecture Biennale
Freespace, now in its third month, is an exercise in subjective taste-making rather than research-driven programming.
A Modernist Shopping Mall Is Reborn as an Exuberant Museum in Helsinki
The new bubble-like home for the Amos Rex art museum features futuristic subterranean galleries designed by local firm JKMM Architects.
Designer Harry Bertoia’s Resonant Sound Sculpture Recordings Find a Crowdfunded Second Life
While he may be most famous for midcentury furniture, chairs were only one part of the famed designer’s multi-hyphenate career.
Frank Gehry Reveals Design for New L.A.-Area Youth Orchestra
"It's not about making money," the architect says of his pro bono design for the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center, an extension of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
The AT&T Building Is Officially New York City’s Youngest Landmark
Completed in 1984, the 37-story tower is considered a benchmark of Postmodernism as the first commercial skyscraper of that style.
Grimshaw's Innovative Frost Science Museum Has Become a Magnetic Draw in Miami
In development for more than a decade, the project boasts a showstopping aquarium and architecture that breathes in ocean breezes.
This Small Rehearsal Studio in London Seamlessly Disappears Into Nature
Designed by local firm Reed Watts Architects for the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, the practice space blends seamlessly with its verdant surroundings.
Bob Dylan’s Archives, No Longer a Rolling Stone, to Be Housed in Olson Kundig-Designed Center
The famed singer-songwriter's vast archives will be housed in a brand new building within Tulsa's industrial arts district.
Studio Libeskind’s First Building in China Honors the Past While Proposing a Future Vision
For the Zhang ZhiDong and Modern Industrial Museum in central China, Daniel Libeskind creates a dramatic new urban landmark steeped in the history of Wuhan.
Herzog & de Meuron Transforms a Former Prison Compound Into Stunning New Arts Center in Hong Kong
The Swiss firm brings a contemporary edge to the historic Tai Kwun campus while creating new connections between 16 restored heritage structures.
Using Steel and Mirrors, Dream the Combine Transforms MoMA PS1’s Courtyard
Hide & Seek, the Minneapolis firm’s competition-winning proposal for MoMA's Young Architects Program, will host the museum's Warm Up series and more this summer.
VIDEO: Participatory Design Revitalizes Harvey Milk Plaza
Honoring the LGBT activist, the participatory design project went above and beyond to include input from citizens.
Foster + Partners Designs a Delightfully-Intricate Pavilion for the Vatican at the Venice Architecture Biennale
The humble timber structure, part of the Holy See’s contribution at the Venice Architecture Biennale, opened to the public this weekend.
