Born in Montevideo, the architect garnered praise—and some controversy—for projects including the Tokyo International Forum, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, and 20 Fenchurch Street in London.
Led by Diamond Schmitt, Selldorf Architects, and Two Row Architect, the project will add at least 13 new galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art spread across 40,000 square feet.
Sponsored in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, the annual competition will award $2 million to fund the construction of proposals that demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of mass-timber construction.
This year’s 16 winning projects include an early education center in Detroit by Marlon Blackwell Architects and a girls school in Rajasthan, India, by Diana Kellogg Architects.
The AIA-applauded move removes a major barrier on the road to licensure that disproportionately impacts women and candidates from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
The undercroft of Henry Bacon’s Neoclassical D.C. landmark will be converted into a new museum focused on the history of the memorial and its emblematic role in the civil rights movement.
LEVER Architecture principal Chandra Robinson joins the podcast to discuss the firm’s expansion of the Portland Museum of Art in Maine and how LEVER became the industry's leader in mass-timber design.
The kick-off installation of MoMA's Architecture Now exhibition series features projects by nARCHITECTS, SO – IL, PRO, and Olalekan Jeyifous, among others.