Francis Kéré designs the future Las Vegas Museum of Art in the United States
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Architecture: Burkinabè Paul Kéré signs the future Las Vegas Museum of Art (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkinabè architect Francis Kéré, a Pritzker Prize laureate, has been chosen to design the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA), the city's first independent art museum, scheduled to open in 2029. The building draws on the Mojave Desert and African baobab trees.
Francis Kéré designs the future Las Vegas Museum of Art in the United States (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkinabè architect Francis Diébédo Kéré has designed the future Las Vegas Museum of Art, a roughly 5,500 m² building inspired by the Mojave Desert. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with opening planned for 2029.
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