The Taubman Museum of Art, designed by Randall Stout Architects, has opened in Roanoke, Virginia. Photo: Timothy Hursley Extra Large Image

Fort Worth · 2008.1118
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, has revealed the preliminary design for a major addition by Renzo Piano. The new structure will be located west of the museum's existing 1972 building by Louis I. Kahn. The addition will subtly mirror the Kahn building in height and scale and in the span of the facade, as well as in its tripartite plan and use of travertine and concrete as primary materials.

With the main parking area underground, Piano's scheme restores the threshold experience to Kahn's original vision, directing visitors through the main west entrance and tree-lined court, flanked by pools and vaulted porticos. A cantilevered roof will shade the new pavilion's glass front, interior, and part of the green space. The glazed facade will provide constant views of the Kahn building.

Baltimore · 2008.1117
The University of Baltimore, Maryland, has revealed the winning design for its new law center, designed by Behnisch Architekten, in partnership with Ayers/ Saint/ Gross of Baltimore. Behnisch is based in Stuttgart, Germany, and also has offices in Munich; Venice, California; and Boston, Massachusetts. The $107 million, 190,000-square-foot (17,700-square-meter) John and Frances Angelos Law Center is expected to open in August 2012.

Janesville · 2008.1117
Ground has been broken for a new community hospital campus in Janesville, Wisconsin. Collaborating on the $140 million facility are Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott of Boston, Massachusetts and Madison-based heathcare design and planning firm Erdman.

The complex will include a 150,000-square-foot (14,000-square-meter) hospital and adjacent 120,000-square-foot (11,000-square-meter) physician office complex on a 50-acre (20-hectare) site owned by SSM Health Care of Wisconsin and Dean Health System in Madison. The hospital will house 50 private rooms on four floors, state-of-the-art operating rooms, an imaging center, and an emergency department. Opening is scheduled for 2010.

Toronto · 2008.1114
The Art Gallery of Ontario has opened in Toronto, Canada, after a transformation designed by Frank Gehry. The expansion adds 97,000 square feet (9,000 square meters) of space. New features include a curving staircase, a sculpture gallery that extends an entire city block, and a new titanium-clad tower that provides views of the city. A glass-and-wood facade spans 600 feet (183 meters) and rises 70 feet (21 meters) above street level.

Washington, D.C. · 2008.1113
George L. Scammell, ASID, IIDA, has joined CORE architecture + design of Washington, D.C., as a principal. Scammell has over 25 years of experience in the hospitality sector, specializing in destination and themed resort design. He joins the firm after three years in the high-end hospitality design market, and ten years as resort design manager for the Walt Disney World Company.

Roanoke · 2008.1108
The Taubman Museum of Art (pictured above) has opened in downtown Roanoke, Virginia. The 81,000-square-foot (7,500-square-meter) building was designed by Randall Stout, FAIA, principal of Randall Stout Architects, Inc. of Los Angeles, California.

Shingled, patinated zinc clads a layered pattern of angular exterior walls. The exterior cladding also includes a low-e glass curtain wall with aluminum frame, and the roof is stainless steel with an angel-hair finish. A faceted glass form echoes the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.

In addition to two temporary exhibition galleries and eight permanent-collection galleries, the building houses an auditorium, flexible theater space, interactive gallery and art center for children, studio classroom, museum store, cafe, staff offices, art storage, and preparation areas. Sustainable features include modulated daylighting, radiant heating and cooling, and computerized building management systems.

Rodriguez Ripley Maddux Motley Architects (RRMM) of Roanoke served as associate architect.

Los Angeles · 2008.1106
Ivan Insua, AIA, LEED AP, has returned to multidisciplinary firm Leo A Daly as vice president, director of operations, based in the Los Angeles, California, office. Insua has over 25 years of experience in planning, programming, architecture, engineering, and construction, working on a wide variety of building types, from high-rise offices and aviation to historic preservation, healthcare, and residential projects.

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