#kengo-kuma

#kengo-kuma

Conceived as a series of wood-clad pavilions embedded within the landscape, the new 3,716 square meter structure anchors the transformation of the institution from a 6-hectare campus into a 131.52-hectare public preserve and garden designed in collaboration with Field Operations. The expanded site is expected to connect the new museum building with Brandywine's historic mill structure, surrounding wetlands, and the former studios of artists N.C. and Andrew Wyeth through ten miles of new trails.

There's something mesmerizing about watching waves crash against a harbor, the way they ripple and fold into themselves with an effortless rhythm. Japanese architect Kengo Kuma must have spent some time observing this when designing the Busan Lotte Tower, because he's managed to bottle that exact energy and stack it into the sky. Rising from the former City Hall site in South Korea's bustling coastal city, this skyscraper isn't your typical glass-and-steel rectangle reaching skyward.