Taiwan’s New Typologies – ArtReview
A series of new museums are reshaping the cultural ecology of Taiwan. Within that, museums are merging with libraries. But is the arts landscape really joined up?First came the New Taipei City Art Museum, with its striking aluminium-clad facade designed by homegrown architect Kris Yao. Opened in April 2025… Continue reading
Peter Zumthor’s Bold Behemoth for LACMA Finally Opens | Architectural Record
More than 20 years in the works, with multiple schemes and fervid controversy, architect Peter Zumthor’s main building for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has finally opened. Called the David Geffen Galleries, this ambitious, serpentine concrete structure—which spans over a major boulevard—emerged from a process… Continue reading
The David Geffen Galleries by Peter Zumthor open at LACMA | Wallpaper*
The David Geffen Galleries, which will open on 19 April 2026 to members and on 4 May to the public, offer Los Angeles an entirely new way of experiencing the diverse collections of its premier art museum. Architect Peter Zumthor worked closely with museum director Michael Govan and executive… Continue reading
Inside LACMA’s 2026 Reopening: What to Know About the New David Geffen Galleries | Artsy
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will reopen its new David Geffen Galleries on April 19, 2026, marking a major turning point for the largest museum in the Western United States. The opening will cap nearly 20 years of collaboration between Pritzker Prize–winning Swiss architect Peter Zumthor… Continue reading
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Rebuilds a Manhattan Apartment to House Museum-Quality Art and Its Collector | Architectural Record
On rare occasion, architects get to explore particular design ideas to the fullest—all it takes is a sympathetic client with the right means and discernment. Fortunately, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) had this opportunity in revamping a penthouse apartment in New York City. Although the project is not… Continue reading
In een helikopter begrijpt fotograaf Iwan Baan de wereld pas echt – NRC
In een helikopter begrijpt fotograaf Iwan Baan de wereld pas echt Iwan Baan fotografeert gebouwen van de grootste architecten op aarde. Het liefst vanuit een helikopter. Hij vliegt elke maand wel de wereld over, ook een week na de uitvaart van zijn broer. „Joachim kon ook nooit stoppen.” Source:… Continue reading
An Architectural Fantasy League for New York City
For a global city, New York can be awfully provincial. Its architecture firms export designs across the world, but only a handful of outside auteurs manage to penetrate the city’s insular development world, not always with great success. The reputations of Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Shigeru… Continue reading
Iwan Baan photography exhibition on Las Vegas and Rome opens at SCI-Arc | News | Archinect
An exhibition of the work of photographer Iwan Baan is currently on display at the SCI-Arc Gallery in Los Angeles. Titled Rome – Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses, the exhibition is on view from March 20 to April 26, 2026. Source: Iwan Baan photography exhibition on Las… Continue reading
Christian Kerez Bahrain: demolished parking lots in Muharraq, between fake news and reality
The Bahrain Ministry of Culture had commissioned four reinforced concrete car parks in the historic centre of Muharraq from the Swiss architect. Two were demolished in recent weeks, without any official explanation. We interviewed the architect to reconstruct the story. Source: Christian Kerez Bahrain: demolished parking lots in… Continue reading
SO–IL Envisions a Cleveland Public Library as an Open Civic Platform | Architectural Record
Occupying the first two floors of a new residential tower, the relocated Martin Luther King, Jr. branch is anchored by a round concrete stage for lectures, screenings, and the occasional wrestling match. Source: SO–IL Envisions a Cleveland Public Library as an Open Civic Platform | Architectural Record… Continue reading
The Story of Vitra in 410 Pages – ‘Vitra: The Anatomy of a Design Company’ by Deyan Sudjic
Vitra is a Swiss family-owned furniture company that is known best for the production of iconic modern chairs, as well as for office furniture, its eponymous design museum, and the architectural gems dotting its campus in Weil am Rhein, Gemany. This week’s announcement that Vitra will reopen the… Continue reading
Iwan Baan: Rome – Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses
In 2022, the American Academy in Rome organized From Las Vegas to Rome, an exhibition that revisited the relationship between Rome and Las Vegas through seventy photographs by Iwan Baan. Both cities carry heavily constructed images, and with them, polar assumptions: Las Vegas is surreal, thin, dishonest, new;… Continue reading