News Renzo Piano’s Istanbul gallery refurbishment opens to public A renovation of the Istanbul Modern, Turkey’s first museum of modern and contemporary art, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, has opened to the public. The five-level, 10,500 sq m…
Innovation AI designs statue with styles of Michelangelo and Rodin Swedish engineering group Sandvik has unveiled a statue designed by artificial intelligence (AI) to incorporate styles of five famous sculptors no longer living, including Michelangelo. The stainless steel Impossible Statue,…
News David Chipperfield, Diller Scofidio + Renfro among contenders for Dallas Museum of Art Six teams have been shortlisted from 154 entries to a competition to design the modernisation and expansion of the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA). The six teams in the running…
News Pompidou Centre plans museums in Saudi Arabia and South Korea Paris’ Pompidou Centre for modern and contemporary art has announced plans to open branches in Saudi Arabia and South Korea. In Saudi Arabia, the centre has signed an agreement to…
News MAD Architects designs dance studio in former Rotterdam warehouse China’s MAD Architects has unveiled its plan to transform a former warehouse on the waterfront of Rotterdam’s Maas river into a space for the Netherlands’ Droom en Daad dance foundation.…
News Lever Architecture wins Portland Museum of Art expansion The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) in New England has announced that American designer Lever Architecture has won a competition for a $100m campus expansion and unification project. The PMA…
News 18 starchitects to compete for “once in a generation” Florida arts centre An 18-strong shortlist has been announced for the design of the Sarasota Performing Arts Centre in Florida. The companies selected include Adjaye Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Foster + Partners,…