Crowned by a large roof, the office building designed by the British firm led by Norman Foster for PGA Tour recently opened beside the Ponte Vedra Sawgrass golf club in Florida. The three-story building is arranged around a central atrium, maximizing
The ICA is the first museum to be built in Boston in 100 years. The building includes an extensive program, from exhibition halls to a multipurpose theater, a restaurant, a bookstore, education/workshop facilities, and administrative offices. It stra
The new Modern Wing for the Art Institute of Chicago is not only the most ambitious extension undertaken by the institution, but it also turns this museum into the second largest in the United States. Consisting of two pavilions connected by a large
The motto of the almost centenary California Academy of Sciences, ‘Exploring, explaining, and sustaining life of Earth,’ inspired the design of its new headquarters, built to replace the old ensemble of buildings – severely damaged in the 1989 earthq
Founded in 1870, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is one of the largest art museums in the United States, visited by more than one million people every year. However, in common with many such institutions, over time the scale of this audience placed a
The Smithsonian Institution occupies the former United States Patent Building, described by Walt Whitman as “the noblest of Washington buildings.” Built between 1836 and 1867 by Robert Mills, the Patent Building is the finest example of Greek Revival
