Shangri La Emerges Again . . . in East Texas

When You Walk by, this Museum Springs (and Sings) to Life
The Musical Instrument Museum goes a step beyond the player piano
The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix will showcase instruments from around the world with the aid of audio and video samples that exhibit the collection pieces in their natural cultural context. Funded and led by a Target Corporation executive and designed by a Target vice president of store design, the museum’s design features a palette of stone materials and subtle, Modern massing that is drawn from the surrounding landscape.

Order in the Court
New U.S. District Courthouse in Virginia opens; sustainability, security, historic context highlight design
Omaha-based Leo A Daly worked with the General Services Administration (GSA) via the GSA Design Excellence program—to create the new U.S. District Courthouse in Newport News, Va. At a cost of $14.5 million, the four-story courthouse, opened last month, will house one district courtroom and one magistrate courtroom. The project team, which also included owner, Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties, and general contractor Kiewit Building Group, has applied for LEED® certification for the new courthouse. Brick and precast concrete on the 38,000-square-foot building’s exterior maintain the look of the brick-and-stone load-bearing structures of the historic public buildings in Newport News.