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UT Dallas opens Morphosis-designed Crow Museum of Asian Art

In Richardson, Tex., the University of Texas at Dallas has opened a second location for the Crow Museum of Asian Art—the first of multiple buildings that will be part of a 12-acre cultural district. When completed, the arts and performance complex, called the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum, will include two museums, a performance hall and music building, a grand plaza, and a dedicated parking structure on the Richardson campus.




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The Tampa Museum of Art will soon undergo a $110 million expansion

In Tampa, Fla., the Tampa Museum of Art will soon undergo a 77,904-sf Centennial Expansion project. The museum plans to reach its $110 million fundraising goal by late 2024 or early 2025 and then break ground. Designed by Weiss/Manfredi, and with construction manager The Beck Group, the expansion will redefine the museum’s surrounding site.

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Museums | Feb 27, 2019

Seoul’s Robot Science Museum will be built by robots

Robots will be in charge of jobs such as molding, welding, and polishing metal plates for the museum’s façade, and 3D printing concrete.

Museums | Feb 22, 2019

The National Museum of Qatar takes its design from the desert rose

Jean Nouvel designed the museum.

Museums | Jan 16, 2019

Disused British airfield to become an automotive museum

Foster + Partners is designing the facility.

Museums | Sep 10, 2018

Helsinki’s underground art museum opens to the public

JKMM designed the space.

Architects | Jun 14, 2018

Chicago Architecture Center sets Aug. 31 as opening date

The Center is located at 111 E. Wacker Drive.

May 24, 2018

Accelerate Live! talk: Security and the built environment: Insights from an embassy designer

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), embassy designer Tom Jacobs explores ways that provide the needed protection while keeping intact the representational and inspirational qualities of a design.
Museums | Apr 2, 2018

‘Canopy of Peace’ to rise 150 feet above The National WWII Museum

The piece will tie together the six-acre campus.

Museums | CallisonRTKL | Mar 27, 2018

The future of museums: The ultimate visitor experience

Kirill Pivovarov discusses how museums and retail stores are influencing each other to create a better visitor experience. Special thanks to Paul Conder for contributing his retail insights.

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