Museum design connects art, architecture, and nature
Three recent examples show how landscape views enhance exhibit space.
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Three recent examples show how landscape views enhance exhibit space.
On July 4, 2026, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is scheduled to open on 93 acres in Medora, a town in North Dakota with under 130 permanent residents, but which nonetheless has become synonymous with the 26th President of the United States, who lived there for several years in the 1880s.
When it opens in late 2025, the Home Court will be the first completed space on the Obama Presidential Center campus in Chicago. Located on the southwest corner of the 19.3-acre Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, the Home Court will be the largest gathering space on the campus. Renderings recently have been released of the 45,000-sf multipurpose sports facility and events space designed by Moody Nolan.
Adaptive reuse project turns 1929 cinema into a live performance venue, adds a brewery and a taproom, and revives the Ramova Grill in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood.
The performing arts venue, nearly a century old, has undergone an extensive refurbishing.
The SteelStacks Arts and Cultural Campus in Bethlehem, Pa., receives the gold medal and $50,000.
Visitors are flocking to its brighter, connected halls, which now include retail and digital components.
The facility, designed for maximum programming flexibility, includes a massive movable shell.
The design comprises three buildings set in the public space of Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side.
The hall hosted its debut concert on Saturday, March 4 with a performance by the Boulez Ensemble.
The building will act as a symbol of growth and prosperity for the city of Hanoi.
The transformed building would provide space for street sports, street culture, and street art.
Capital campaigns abound, even though government financing still plays a vital role.
The futuristic curves that have become a staple for ZHA-designed buildings are also on full display.