The once-in-a-generation refresh, the work of architect Shohei Shigematsu at design firm OMA, reestablishes the modern art museum as a friendlier neighbor with easier access and more admission-free gathering spaces. - Bloomberg
Maybe this: "I realized I was paying more attention to historical objects and works that I otherwise might not have given a second glance to." - Hyperallergic
"In terms of strategic thinking and real-time analysis, AI is already way beyond what human architects are capable of. This could be the final nail in the coffin of a struggling profession." - The Guardian (UK)
Look, stone is energy efficient, and some architects are ready for a return. "Solid stone can once again form the walls and structure of building, with benefits for the environment and for the beauty of architecture." - The Observer (UK)
Why is the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie so much better than the 2007 version? "Since Into the Spider-Verse became a box office hit as well as an Oscar winner, major studios have grown less fearful of animation that diverges from the norm." - The New York Times
"Citing wages and working conditions that they claim are unequal to those of other Spanish art institutions, workers at the museum announced plans to strike for five days in September, during which time the institution will be installing 'The Echo of Picasso,' a survey of the artist's influence on others." - ARTnews
"Widely respected in European architecture circles but virtually unknown in the United States, Nieto Sobejano was chosen from a field of six finalists, among them Pritzker Prize laureate David Chipperfield and High Line architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro." - MSN (The Dallas Morning News)
The logic behind sentences can appear bewildering if not considered in the context of the myriad factors underpinning a judge’s decision. - The Art Newspaper
"Whatever its architectural flourishes, it's a place required to play so many roles at once — concierge and reception, conference on-ramp, family playpen, meeting place, café-bar, deal zone — that it can never stray too far in any one direction. Most public life is commercialized, … but the hotel lobby is free ground." - Slate
The results reveal that the infants tended to gaze longer at artworks which adult participants rated higher for pleasantness. Van Gogh’s Green Corn Stalks had the highest shared preference. - The Guardian
"The astonishing story of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Padmapani and her Attendants, … a trio of 9th-century Cham sculptures … which were purchased by the NGA for $US1.5m in 2011 (from now-disgraced dealer Douglas Latchford), reads like the plot of an Indiana Jones movie." - The Guardian
The app can be used with Roblox, the popular gaming platform, where a new virtual version of the Met, including spaces like its Fifth Avenue façade and its Great Hall, can be explored. - The Art Newspaper
A movement known as Architectural Uprising is pushing back against Scandinavian design trends — and sometimes forcing architects back to the drawing board. - Bloomberg
The Toronto-based corporation Lighthouse Immersive Inc. is going through insolvency proceedings in Ontario, and it has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in Delaware in order to protect its U.S. assets as it goes through the Canadian legal process. - Artnet
One can hardly deny feeling something un-Parisian, even anti-Parisian, exuded by the dark, Kubrickian slab rising out of its nineteenth-century surroundings. But nor, on closer inspection, can one deny the traces of élan in its design. - The New Yorker
