Newseum in Washington, D,C, United States

Located in Washington, D,C, United States, Newseum was designed by Ennead Architects. The Newseum, the largest museum dedicated to journalism. Designed by New York based Polshek Partnership Architects with Exhibit Designer Ralph Appelbaum Associates, the modern glass and steel building occupies a prominent site on Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House. The [...]

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National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, United States

Located in Philadelphia, United States, National Museum of American Jewish History was designed by Polshek Partnership Architects. Two independent and contrasting volumes define the building’s exterior. A translucent glass prism expresses the museum’s accessibility, the openness of America and the fragility of democracy while a second terra cotta volume, behind which is located the Museum’s [...]

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City Center in New York, United States

Designed by Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP, City Center is located in New York, United States. New York City Center today unveiled plans to modernize the organization’s Midtown Manhattan home in to provide modern performing arts facility while also restoring the historic, neo-Moorish building. Built in 1923 as a meeting hall for the Ancient Order of [...]

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Cornell University Weill Medical College – Weill Greenberg Center in New York, United States

Located in New York, United States, Cornell University Weill Medical College – Weill Greenberg Center was designed by Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP. The Weill Greenberg Center establishes a fresh institutional identity for Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and heralds in a new era in personalised medicine. The design of this world-class Center creates [...]

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Virginia Museum of Fine Art in Virginia, United States

The Virginia Museum of Fine Art (VMFA)   located Virginia, United States, designed by Rick Mather Architects  in opened last week after undergoing a $150 million makeover by UK-based architect Rick Mather. The commission, which is the US-born architect’s first major project in America, adds a 165,000 sq ft modern wing that seamlessly sews together the [...]

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