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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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The High Line | Feb 24, 2016

The last unused portion of the High Line is set to become a piazza

The piazza replaces an earlier design for the space that called for a bowl-shaped garden.

Museums | Feb 12, 2016

Construction begins on Foster + Partners’ Norton Museum of Art expansion project

The Florida museum is adding gallery space, an auditorium, great hall, and a 20,000-sf garden.

Game Changers | Feb 4, 2016

GAME CHANGERS: 6 projects that rewrite the rules of commercial design and construction

BD+C’s inaugural Game Changers report highlights today’s pacesetting projects, from a prefab high-rise in China to a breakthrough research lab in the Midwest.

Cultural Facilities | Jan 28, 2016

FIRST LOOK: Pikes Peak visitor complex will appear carved into the mountainside, at 14,115 feet

The minimalist structure will provide majestic views of the Rocky Mountains for the 600,000-plus people who visit the summit each year.

Architects | Jan 28, 2016

25-year-old architect wins competition for World War I memorial in Pershing Park

Joe Weishaar and sculptor Sabin Howard were selected from among five finalists and over 350 entries overall.

Architects | Jan 15, 2016

Best in Architecture: 18 projects named AIA Institute Honor Award winners

Morphosis' Perot Museum and Studio Gang's WMS Boathouse are among the projects to win AIA's highest honor for architecture.

Jan 14, 2016

How to succeed with EIFS: exterior insulation and finish systems

This AIA CES Discovery course discusses the six elements of an EIFS wall assembly; common EIFS failures and how to prevent them; and EIFS and sustainability.

Cultural Facilities | Dec 21, 2015

Seven finalists named in Barack Obama Presidential Center design search

ShoP Architects, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, and Adjaye Associates are among the remaining firms that will propose designs for the $500 million archive, library, and museum.

Museums | Dec 3, 2015

SANAA’s design selected for Hungary’s new National Gallery and Ludwig Museum

After months of deliberation, the Japanese firm ultimately won the tie with Snøhetta.

Museums | Nov 23, 2015

Daniel Libeskind unveils design for new Lithuanian modern art museum

Located in the national capital of Vilnius, the Modern Art Center will be home to 4,000 works of Lithuanian art.

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