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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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Museums | Apr 10, 2015

Henning Larsen Architects designs timber museum extension in Sweden

The new extension will complement Österund’s wooded surroundings

Building Team Awards | Apr 9, 2015

9/11 museum triumphs over controversy

The Building Team for this highly visible project had much more than design, engineering, and construction problems to deal with.

Cultural Facilities | Apr 7, 2015

Mies’ Martin Luther King Jr. Library to get makeover

The architects say the modernization aims to improve “Mies in a contemporary Miesian way.”

Cultural Facilities | Apr 6, 2015

Berkeley’s West Branch Library generates more energy than it uses

The 9,400-sf facility is California's first Net Zero Energy-certified building.

Cultural Facilities | Mar 31, 2015

Pratt Institute to offer first-ever degree in placemaking

As part of its new Urban Placemaking and Management degree, Pratt will offer courses on topics such as "the history and theory of public space" and the "economics of place."

Structural Materials | Mar 30, 2015

12 projects earn structural steel industry's top building award

Calatrava's soaring Innovation Science and Technology Building at Florida Polytechnic University is among the 12 projects honored by the American Institute of Steel Construction in the 2015 IDEAS² awards competition. 

Cultural Facilities | Mar 30, 2015

Designs released for new entertainment center in Lubbock, Texas

Amenities of the facility include a performance venue that seats 2,220, a smaller one that seats 425, a 6,000-sf multipurpose room, and a bistro café.

Religious Facilities | Mar 23, 2015

Is nothing sacred? Seattle church to become a restaurant and ballroom

A Seattle-based real estate developer plans to convert a historic downtown building, which for more than a century has served as a church sanctuary, into a restaurant with ballroom space.

Cultural Facilities | Mar 17, 2015

The High Line’s co-designer wins contract for The Underline in Miami

James Corner Field Operations will design the master plan for this 10-mile restoration project. 

Cultural Facilities | Mar 13, 2015

New Orleans observation tower to feature 320-foot double-helix gondola ride

Tricentennial Tower will take visitors on a 300-year journey through the city's history before landing them at the top for a 360-degree view of the Crescent City.

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