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

Hainan Museum of Science and Technology exterior from the water

Museums | Aug 24, 2021

MAD Architects unveils design for Hainan Science and Technology Museum

The project is slated to break ground in late August.

Resiliency | Aug 19, 2021

White paper outlines cost-effective flood protection approaches for building owners

A new white paper from Walter P Moore offers an in-depth review of the flood protection process and proven approaches.

Museums | Aug 17, 2021

The Rubin Museum of Art’s Mandala Lab set to open

The new space occupies the museum’s third floor.

The Art Preserve of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center exterior at night

Museums | Jul 23, 2021

First museum devoted to artist-built environments opens in Sheboygan

Tres Birds designed the project.

Museums | Jul 20, 2021

ANOHA — The Children’s World of the Jewish Museum Berlin opens

Olson Kundig designed the project.

Museums | Jul 12, 2021

The world’s largest astronomy museum completes in Shanghai

Ennead Architects designed the project.

New-York Historical Society Museum and Library exterior

Museums | Jul 1, 2021

New-York Historical Society Museum & Library expands Central Park West location

Robert A.M. Stern Architects designed the project.

Resiliency | Jun 24, 2021

Oceanographer John Englander talks resiliency and buildings [new on HorizonTV]

New on HorizonTV, oceanographer John Englander discusses his latest book, which warns that, regardless of resilience efforts, sea levels will rise by meters in the coming decades. Adaptation, he says, is the key to future building design and construction.