Tag Archives: Cultural Architecture

Foster + Partners unanimously selected to remodel Spain arts museum

July 30, 2019

The winning proposal for the expansion and remodeling of the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum in Spain has been revealed. The entry by Foster + Partners and LM Uriarte Arkitektura SLP was chosen from a shortlist of six.

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Tulip-shaped tower project axed by London mayor

July 18, 2019

Mayor Sadiq Khan, London, United Kingdom, has rejected the Tulip tower project by J. Safra Group and Foster + Partners even though the City of London had approved it in spring.

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Texas art center glows in ‘ruby’ red

April 29, 2019

The exterior skin of Ruby City, a new contemporary art center in San Antonio, Texas, has a ruby glow. Made from precast concrete fabricated in Mexico City, it has been imbued with a rich red that gives the building its signature color.

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Snøhetta to design Shanghai Grand Opera House

April 12, 2019

Following an international design competition, Snøhetta has been commissioned to design the Shanghai Grand Opera House in China.

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LA museum shrinks in revised design plan

April 4, 2019

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has revised his design plans for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA’s) new campus. Renderings reveal the proposed building size has been scaled down to 32,284 m2 (347,500 sf), and the maximum height has also been reduced.

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