Step Inside a New York House Built Around a Boulder | Architectural Digest
The history of modern architecture is dotted with rocks. Albert Frey, Oscar Niemeyer, John Lautner—these legends and more have all thrilled to the constraints of igneous obstacles, embracing existing land masses as defining elements of their interiors. Continuing in this tectonic tradition is Christian Wassmann, a Swiss-born talent at the epicenter… Continue reading
Sydney finally gets the destination museum it deserves – The Washington Post
SYDNEY — Sydney Modern isn’t just the most important building in Sydney since Jørn Utzon’s magnificent Opera House. The new addition to the city’s premier art gallery is also a global test case for tackling some of the most difficult and important issues facing museums today. Source:… Continue reading
Kevin Daly Architects, PRODUCTORA realize Houston Endowment HQ
The gleaming white Houston Endowment headquarters building, designed by Kevin Daly Architects with PRODUCTORA, is a temple on a hill. Source: Kevin Daly Architects, PRODUCTORA realize Houston Endowment HQ… Continue reading
50 Years of the Kimbell Art Museum — Inside the Golden Anniversary of the Beloved Fort Worth Institution
“You don’t look a day over 30.” Who doesn’t love that observation? Well, the same could be said for one of the grande dames of the art world, the Kimbell Source: 50 Years of the Kimbell Art Museum — Inside the Golden Anniversary of the Beloved Fort… Continue reading
SO – IL innovates condo living through inventive massing
SO – IL and developer Tankhouse have completed 450 Warren, an 18-unit condominium in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill neighborhood. Source: SO – IL innovates condo living through inventive massing… Continue reading
MAP, the Museum of Art and Photography Bangalore opens | Wallpaper
The Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) wasn’t born as a museum – at least, not in the flesh. Conceived by philanthropist and collector Abhishek Poddar in 2020 as India’s first online-only art and photography gallery, it effectively upended the typical ‘physical-first, digital-next’ museum rulebook by assuming a… Continue reading
Sydney Modern Project: 2023 Works of Wonder | Architectural Digest
The expansion of the Art Gallery of New South Wales by SANAA nearly doubles the museum’s exhibition space Source: Sydney Modern Project: 2023 Works of Wonder | Architectural Digest… Continue reading
Sixth Street Viaduct: 2023 Works of Wonder | Architectural Digest
Enlisted to replace a deteriorating 1932 bridge, architect Michael Maltzan conceived a spectacular “ribbon of light,” assembling 10 sets of illuminated arches into a marvel of engineering that now connects the Boyle Heights community with LA’s Arts District. Source: Sixth Street Viaduct: 2023 Works of Wonder |… Continue reading
Currents: Anish Kapoor’s New Sculpture Arrives in New York | Architectural Record
“The city can feel frenetic, fast, and hard, imposing architecture, concrete, noise. Mirrors cause us to pause, to be absorbed and pulled, in a way that disrupts time—slows it down, perhaps.”—Anish Kapoor Source: Currents: Anish Kapoor’s New Sculpture Arrives in New York | Architectural Record… Continue reading
Mathew & Ghosh Architects’ Museum Of Art and Photography in Bangalore photographed by Iwan Baan
The Museum of Art & Photography, housed in a state-of-the-art building in South India’s capital city, was designed by Bangalore-based architects Mathew & Ghosh Architects. The museum is close to the 296-acre Cubbon Park and the UB City Mall, both visible from the upper levels, and according to the… Continue reading
ArtAsiaPacific: Ambitious Museum of Art and Photography Opens in Bengaluru
After months of construction delays, South India’s first major private art museum, the Museum of Art and Photography (MAP), will open in Bengaluru (Bangalore) on February 18. Founded by philanthropist and art collector Abhishek Poddar, the nonprofit museum spells new beginnings for the art scene in Bengaluru, an… Continue reading
B. V. Doshi: Iwan Baan photographs the architect’s most iconic architecture | Architectural Digest India
I’ve known of B.V. Doshi’s work since my first trip to Ahmedabad in 1999, when I visited his Amdavad ni Guha. But I only met him about a year ago. We wanted to collaborate on a longer documentation of his work – how it has changed and been… Continue reading