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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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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.
Cultural Facilities | Apr 16, 2018

Best in library design 2018: Six projects earn AIA/ALA library awards

Austin Central Library and the Tulsa City-County Central Library are among the top projects for 2018. 

Cultural Facilities | Jan 23, 2018

BIG reveals revised Smithsonian Campus master plan

The original proposal was first unveiled in 2014.

Mixed-Use | Dec 12, 2017

A new live/work neighborhood is about to get under way in Omaha, Neb.

Walkability and recreation will be key features of West Farm.

Cultural Facilities | Nov 2, 2017

Perkins Eastman wins competition to redesign San Francisco’s Harvey Milk Plaza

The Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza unanimously selected the Perkins Eastman entry as the winner.

Museums | Oct 3, 2017

Denmark’s new LEGO experience hub looks like it’s made out of giant LEGO blocks

The 12,000-sm building is part of Billund, Denmark’s goal to become the ‘Capital for Children.’

Museums | Aug 15, 2017

Underground Railroad Visitor Center tells story of oppression, then freedom

The museum is conceived as a series of abstracted forms made up of two main structures, one administrative and one exhibit.

Cultural Facilities | Jul 13, 2017

A WWII bunker becomes a museum along Denmark’s coast

BIG’s design of this cultural center is the “antithesis” of the fortress.

Museums | Jul 5, 2017

Addition by subtraction: Art Share L.A. renovation strips away its acquired superfluity

The redesign of the 28,000-sf building is prioritizing flexibility, openness, and connectivity.

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