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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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BIM and Information Technology | May 27, 2015

4 projects honored with AIA TAP Innovation Awards for excellence in BIM and project delivery

Morphosis Architects' Emerson College building in Los Angeles and the University of Delaware’s ISE Lab are among the projects honored by AIA for their use of BIM/VDC tools.

Cultural Facilities | May 15, 2015

Design for beekeeping facility in Tanzania by Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects unveiled

The developers say the center will be an important educational and vocational tool.

Cultural Facilities | May 14, 2015

Szczecin Philharmonic Hall wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2015

The hall is composed following a Fibonacci sequence whose fragmentation increases with the distance from the scene.

Cultural Facilities | May 13, 2015

MVRDV selected to design High Line-inspired park in Seoul

The garden will be organized as a library of plants, which will make the park easier to navigate. 

Museums | Gensler | May 13, 2015

The museum of tomorrow: 8 things to know about cultural institutions in today’s society

Entertainment-based experiences, personal journeys, and community engagement are among the key themes that cultural institutions must embrace to stay relevant, write Gensler's Diana Lee and Richard Jacob.

High-rise Construction | Gensler | May 6, 2015

Parks in the sky? Subterranean bike paths? Meet the livable city, designed in 3D

Today’s great cities must be resilient—and open—to many things, including the influx of humanity, writes Gensler co-CEO Andy Cohen. 

Multifamily Housing | Apr 22, 2015

Condo developers covet churches for conversions

Former churches, many of which are sitting on prime urban real estate, are being converted into libraries, restaurants, and with greater frequency condominiums.

Green | Apr 22, 2015

AIA Committee on the Environment recognizes Top 10 Green Projects

Seattle's Bullitt Center and the University Center at The New School are among AIA's top 10 green buildings for 2015.

Cultural Facilities | Apr 20, 2015

Jean Nouvel loses court battle against Philharmonie de Paris over alleged design ‘sabotage’

Nouvel boycotted the January opening of the facility and asked for his name to be removed from all references to the work. 

Cultural Facilities | Apr 16, 2015

Milwaukee’s Lakeshore State Park visitor center will be ‘off the grid’

The plans also include a built-in wastewater treatment system and rainwater collection.

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