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New mass timber Teddy Roosevelt library aims to be one with nature

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.


Cultural Facilities

Multipurpose sports facility will be first completed building at Obama Presidential Center

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.



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Cultural Facilities | Jul 16, 2015

Louisville group plans to build world's largest disco ball

The sphere would more than double the size of the current record holder.

Cultural Facilities | Jul 14, 2015

Massive exhibition space in Inner Mongolia replicates steppe landscape

To mimic the Central Asian steppe landscape of the Chinese province Inner Mongolia, Kuanlu Architects proposed the construction of an exhibition plaza that can be walked on.

Cultural Facilities | Jul 13, 2015

German architect proposes construction of mountain near Berlin

The architect wants to create the world’s largest man-made mountain, at 3,280 feet.

Cultural Facilities | Jul 9, 2015

Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial plan gets OK from D.C. planning commission

Despite the thumbs up, disputes over costs may keep the $142 million work from ever being built.

Smart Buildings | Jul 9, 2015

St. Petersburg Pier’s dramatic makeover gets green light from city officials

The Pier Park will be a platform for a multitude of smaller and more flexible programs and experiences for tourists and the local community.

Museums | Gensler | Jun 28, 2015

Manhattan's New Museum debuts first museum-led incubator space

Part studio, part shared workplace, part lab, and part professional development program, NEW INC connects design with technology, the arts with the market, students with seasoned practitioners, and the museum with the world.

Museums | Jun 23, 2015

Moreau Kusunoki's 'art in the city' scheme wins Guggenheim Helsinki design competition

The firm’s design concept makes use of the museum’s site, turning it into a bustling, well-connected waterfront hub.

Cultural Facilities | Jun 10, 2015

Artists turn oil tankers into architecture

Four Dutch artists propose transforming tankers into monuments with mixed-use space.

Cultural Facilities | Jun 5, 2015

Chicago’s 606 elevated park opens

The 2.7-mile stretch repurposes an abandoned elevated train track that snakes through Humboldt Park and Bucktown.

Cultural Facilities | Jun 2, 2015

Snøhetta and Dialog to revitalize Willamette Falls area in Oregon

As part of the plan, an abandoned paper mill will be repurposed, while landscaping and running trails will be added.

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