12 from 2016
John Hill
15. December 2016
Santiago Calatrava's PATH Terminal in Lower Manhattan in early 2016 (Photo: John Hill/World-Architects)
One year ago, in our Year in Architecture 2015 roundup, we presented a dozen buildings that were under construction and set to open by the end of 2016. Here we revisit those buildings to see their outcomes.
NMAAHC
2015: Adjaye Associates' National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC (Photo: Brendan McCabe)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, DC, was dedicated on 24 September 2016. The building design is the product of a collaboration of four design firms that formed Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroupJJR: The Freelon Group, Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond and SmithGroupJJR.
2016: Adjaye Associates' National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC (Photo: Alan Karchmer/NMAAHC)
PATH Terminal
2015: Santiago Calatrava's PATH Terminal in New York (Photo: Mega Projects and Skyscrapers, via YouTube)
Santiago Calatrava's controversial, $4 billion transit hub at the World Trade Center site quietly opened to the public in March. Nine months later, the retail spaces overlooking the grand "Oculus" are nearly full (just in time for holiday shopping), making it a bustling addition to Lower Manhattan.
2016: Santiago Calatrava's PATH Terminal in New York (Photo: John Hill/World-Architects)
Swiss National Museum
2015: Christ & Gantenbein's Swiss National Museum extension in Zurich (Photo: John Hill/World-Architects)
Christ & Gantenbein's addition to the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, Switzerland, was done in early 2016 – when Swiss-Architects editor Jenny Keller got a peek inside – but the gallery spaces did not open to the public until August.
2016: Christ & Gantenbein's Swiss National Museum extension in Zurich (Photo: Roman Keller)
Kunstmuseum Basel
2015: Christ & Gantenbein's Kunstmuseum extension in Basel (L Photo: Christ & Gantenbein; R Photo: John Hill/World-Architects, from "Animated Wonderworlds" exhibition at Museum of Design, Zurich)
Christ & Gantenbein's second high-profile commission of 2016, the extension to the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland, opened in April. In June we took a close look at the "Light Frieze" that wraps the brick building's exterior.
2016: Christ & Gantenbein's Kunstmuseum extension in Basel (Photo: Derek Li Wan Po)
MOCAPE
2015: Coop Himmelb(l)au's MOCAPE Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition in Shenzhen (Photo: Wolf D. Prix, via Facebook)
Coop Himmelb(l)au's Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition (MOCAPE) in Shenzhen, China, opened to the public in the fall. Visit Coop Himmelb(l)au's profile to learn more about MOCAPE.
2016: Coop Himmelb(l)au's MOCAPE Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition in Shenzhen (Photo: Duccio Malagamba)
MIS
2015: Diller Scofidio + Renfro's MIS Museum of Image and Sound in Rio de Janeiro (Photos: Courtesy of MIS Blog)
According to the MIS website, Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Museum of Image and Sound in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is currently in its the third stage of construction, "which includes the frames, finishes and installations." Inauguration is expected to take place in 2017.
Elbphilharmonie
2015: Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg (Photo: © DPA, courtesy of Frankfurter Allgemeine)
Although Herzog & de Meuron's long awaited Elbphilharmonie Hamburg won't open fully until January 2017, Elbphilharmonie Plaza – a public viewing platform between the brick base and glass addition above it – opened in November.
2016: Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg (Photo: Iwan Baan)
Tate Modern
2015: Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern in London (Photo: inexhibit)
Herzog & de Meuron's addition to its own Tate Modern in London opened to the public in June. Watch the construction of the sculptural brick addition known as the Switch House here.
2016: Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern in London (Photo: Iwan Baan)
Under One Roof
2015: Kengo Kuma's EPFL Under One Roof in Lausanne (Photos: EPFL Mediatheque)
Construction of Kengo Kuma's Under One Roof project for the EPFL Art Lab in Lausanne, Switzerland, wrapped up in November. Visit Kengo Kuma's website to see more of the building.
2016: Kengo Kuma's EPFL Under One Roof in Lausanne (Photos: Michel Denance)
Louvre Abu Dhabi
2015: Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi (Photo: The National UAE)
Jean Nouvel's much anticipated UAE outpost for the Louvre, which features a lattice dome above rectilinear volumes, has been delayed and will be inaugurated in 2017 per the museum's website.
Faena Forum
2015: OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture's Faena Forum in Miami Beach, Florida (Photo: Bloomberg)
Faena Forum is one building in the three-part Faena District in Miami Beach designed by OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture for developer Alan Faena; the development also includes a hotel by Norman Foster. Faena Forum opened with a week of festivities in late November.
2016: OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture's Faena Forum in Miami Beach, Florida (Photo: Bruce Damonte)
SFMOMA
2015: Snøhetta's SFMOMA in San Francisco (Photo: Snøhetta)
Snøhetta's expansion to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) opened to the public in May. We featured the project as a Building of the Week on American-Architects.
