Wednesday, May 13, 2026 · No. 132

Architecture

Mori Art Museum to Present First Major Survey of Architect Sou Fujimoto in Tokyo

The Mori Art Museum announced a comprehensive exhibition of architect Sou Fujimoto, titled "The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto: Primordial Future Forest," running from July 2 to November 9, 2025.

ExhibitionContemporaryTokyoArchitecture
MoMA and Emilio Ambasz Foundation Establish $200,000 Annual Architecture Prize

MoMA and Emilio Ambasz Foundation Establish $200,000 Annual Architecture Prize

The Museum of Modern Art has received a gift from the Legacy Emilio Ambasz Foundation to launch the Ambasz-MoMA Annual Prize for Nature-Reconciled Architecture.

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Centre Pompidou Details 18,000-Square-Meter Facade Renovation and Historical 'Live Centre' Origins

Centre Pompidou Details 18,000-Square-Meter Facade Renovation and Historical 'Live Centre' Origins

The Centre Pompidou has detailed a major renovation of its 18,000-square-meter facade scheduled to take place between 2025 and 2030.

ModernContemporaryParisArchitecture
Gagosian to Host Flavin Judd and Ted Barrow for Donald Judd Book Launch and Exhibition in Los Angeles

Gagosian to Host Flavin Judd and Ted Barrow for Donald Judd Book Launch and Exhibition in Los Angeles

Gagosian will host a conversation between Judd Foundation artistic director Flavin Judd and art historian Ted Barrow on May 9, 2026, at its Architecture location in Los Angeles.

ExhibitionContemporaryLos AngelesArchitecture
Getty Center to Close for One Year Starting March 2027 for Campus Modernization; Getty Villa to Remain Open

Getty Center to Close for One Year Starting March 2027 for Campus Modernization; Getty Villa to Remain Open

The Getty Center in Los Angeles will close to the public from March 15, 2027, until spring 2028 to undergo a major modernization project focused on accessibility, energy resilience, and HVAC upgrades.

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Tate St Ives to Host First UK Museum Retrospective of Aleksandra Kasuba in 2026

Tate St Ives to Host First UK Museum Retrospective of Aleksandra Kasuba in 2026

Tate St Ives announced the first UK museum exhibition of Lithuanian-American artist Aleksandra Kasuba, scheduled to run from May 2 to October 4, 2026.

ExhibitionContemporaryModernLondon
Judd Foundation and MACK to Launch Expanded Edition of 'Donald Judd Spaces' in Venice

Judd Foundation and MACK to Launch Expanded Edition of 'Donald Judd Spaces' in Venice

Judd Foundation president Rainer Judd and editor Amie Corry will host a conversation at the Scuola Piccola Zattere in Venice on May 8, 2026, to mark the release of an expanded edition of 'Donald Judd Spaces'.

OtherContemporaryMinimalismArt Book
Alvaro Barrington and Hans Ulrich Obrist to Headline Prada Frames Symposium in Milan

Alvaro Barrington and Hans Ulrich Obrist to Headline Prada Frames Symposium in Milan

The fifth edition of Prada Frames, titled 'In Sight', will take place at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan during Salone del Mobile.

ExhibitionContemporaryMilanArchitecture
LACMA to Inaugurate Peter Zumthor-Designed David Geffen Galleries on April 19

LACMA to Inaugurate Peter Zumthor-Designed David Geffen Galleries on April 19

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new David Geffen Galleries on April 19, 2026. Designed by architect Peter Zumthor, the facility serves as the new home for the museum's permanent collection.

ExpansionContemporaryModernLos Angeles
LACMA, Getty, and USC Fisher Museum Announce Coordinated Paul R. Williams Exhibition Series for 2026

LACMA, Getty, and USC Fisher Museum Announce Coordinated Paul R. Williams Exhibition Series for 2026

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Getty, and USC Fisher Museum of Art will present a joint exhibition series from August 2026 through July 2027 focused on architect Paul R. Williams.

ExhibitionModernLos AngelesArchitecture
Serpentine Names LANZA atelier to Design 25th Anniversary Pavilion in London

Serpentine Names LANZA atelier to Design 25th Anniversary Pavilion in London

Serpentine has selected Mexico City-based architecture studio LANZA atelier to design the 2026 Serpentine Pavilion, marking the project's 25th edition. The structure, titled 'a serpentine', will open to the public at Serpentine South on June 6, 2026, and remain on view through October 25, 2026.

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