Connecticut’s Bruce Museum more than doubles its size with a 42,000-sf, three-floor addition

In Greenwich, Conn., the Bruce Museum, a multidisciplinary institution highlighting art, science, and history, has undergone a campus revitalization and expansion that more than doubles the museum’s size. Designed by EskewDumezRipple and built by Turner Construction, the project includes a 42,000-sf, three-floor addition as well as a comprehensive renovation of the 32,500-sf museum, which was originally built as a private home in the mid-19th century and expanded in the early 1990s.

Libraries

7 ways to change 'business as usual': The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

One hundred forty years ago, Theodore Roosevelt had a vision that is being realized today. The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is a cutting-edge example of what’s possible when all seven ambitions are pursued to the fullest from the beginning and integrated into the design at every phase and scale.

Headquarters

Several new projects are upgrading historic Princeton, N.J.

Multifamily, cultural, and office additions are among the new construction.

Museums

Museum design connects art, architecture, and nature

Three recent examples show how landscape views enhance exhibit space.

Museums

Cultural Facilities | Apr 12, 2016

Studio Libeskind designs angular Kurdish museum rich with symbolism

The museum consists of four geometric volumes separated by somber and uplifting divisions.

Museums | Mar 24, 2016

Aquarium of the Pacific unveils whale of a project

Designed by EHDD, the 18,000-sf, whale-shaped Pacific Visions will have gathering spots, galleries, and a theater with a large, curved screen.

Museums | Gensler | Mar 3, 2016

How museums engage visitors in a digital age

Digital technologies are opening up new dimensions of the museum experience and turning passive audiences into active content generators, as Gensler's Marina Bianchi examines.

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.

Architects | Feb 11, 2016

Stantec agrees to acquire VOA Associates

This deal reflects an industry where consolidation is a strategic necessity for more firms.

DS+R transforms old Art Deco building into a museum at the University of California, Berkeley

Museums | Feb 5, 2016

Diller Scofidio + Renfro transforms old Art Deco building into a museum at UC Berkeley

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, which opened in late January, contains a theater, lab, and galleries. It was once a printing plant.

Museums | Jan 22, 2016

Canadian Canoe Museum selects Heneghan Peng Architects’ design for new location

The single-story structure is designed for sustainability as well as function.

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.

Invasive probes, including test cuts of existing EIFS cladding, can uncover hidd

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.