Kengo Kuma to build its first US museum

Kengo Kuma & Associates unveils the design for its first museum building in the United States as part of a major expansion for the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Pennsylvania. 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.

Planned to begin construction in spring 2027 and open in fall 2029, the project positions art, ecology, and conservation within a single visitor experience.…