Tag: maine | ArchDaily ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 <![CDATA[Architecture Now: From India’s New Administrative Capital to Singapore’s Expanding Airport, Discover Projects by Foster + Partners, SOM, Heatherwick Studio, and More]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1030243/architecture-now-from-indias-new-administrative-capital-to-brooklyns-mixed-use-housing-development Fri, 16 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000 Nour Fakharany https://www.archdaily.com/1030243/architecture-now-from-indias-new-administrative-capital-to-brooklyns-mixed-use-housing-development From new city-scale developments to adaptive reuse proposals, this edition of Architecture Now highlights a range of recently announced projects around the world. Foster + Partners leads the restart of Amaravati, a planned capital city in India; Safdie Architects proposes a new tower in Portland's historic Old Port; and SOM breaks ground on a cultural and academic pavilion at Temple University. Other updates include a preservation plan for a historic bridge in Prague, a coastal hospitality development in Abu Dhabi, and a large-scale housing project in Brooklyn designed by TenBerke. Together, these projects reflect evolving priorities in housing, sustainability, heritage, and public space across diverse global contexts.

]]> <![CDATA[LEVER Architecture Wins Competition to Design the Portland Museum of Art Campus Expansion]]> https://www.archdaily.com/994858/lever-architecture-wins-competition-to-design-the-portland-museum-of-art-campus-expansion Wed, 11 Jan 2023 06:30:00 +0000 Maria-Cristina Florian https://www.archdaily.com/994858/lever-architecture-wins-competition-to-design-the-portland-museum-of-art-campus-expansion LEVER Architecture has been selected to lead the design team for the campus expansion of the Portland Museum of Art. The project aims to not only expand the existing campus but also to create a unified identity for the institution, one that ties together all the architecturally significant buildings on site. The winning proposal is primarily a mass timber structure inspired by Maine’s communities, history, and culture.

]]> <![CDATA[Maine’s Portland Museum of Art Reveals the Finalists’ Concepts for Campus Expansion Project]]> https://www.archdaily.com/992765/maines-portland-museum-of-art-reveals-the-finalists-concepts-for-campus-expansion-project Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:30:00 +0000 Maria-Cristina Florian https://www.archdaily.com/992765/maines-portland-museum-of-art-reveals-the-finalists-concepts-for-campus-expansion-project Four teams have been declared the finalists in the competition to design the Portland Museum of Art campus expansion located in Portland, Maine. The finalist teams are led by Adjaye Associates, Lever Architecture, MVRDV and Toshiko Mori Architect + Johnston Marklee + Preston Scott Cohen. The project includes a 60,000 square feet expansion in the form of a six or seven-story structure planned to accommodate an increase in the number of visits and a growing collection of art. The museum is now asking for public feedback on the designs, as the projects are on view at PMA until December 11th.

]]> <![CDATA[MVRDV, Adjaye Associates, LEVER Architecture, and Toshiko Mori Shortlisted for the Portland Museum of Art Expansion]]> https://www.archdaily.com/987232/mvrdv-adjaye-associates-lever-architecture-and-toshiko-mori-shortlisted-for-the-portland-museum-of-art-expansion Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:30:00 +0000 Dima Stouhi https://www.archdaily.com/987232/mvrdv-adjaye-associates-lever-architecture-and-toshiko-mori-shortlisted-for-the-portland-museum-of-art-expansion The Portland Museum of Art, along with architects from Dovetail Design Strategists have announced four renowned architecture firms shortlisted for the unification and expansion of Portland Museum of Art’s new campus in the heart of Downtown Portland, Maine. Under the theme of "Art for All", PMA’s mission, vision, and commitment to Sustainability and Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusivity were the basis of the value proposition guiding the museum unification and expansion, with a goal to "reflect a challenge to museums and cultural institutions to do more to create centers of belonging and foster social change".

]]> <![CDATA[The Appalachian "Long Lodge" Optimizes Mass Timber Construction for Sustainable Design]]> https://www.archdaily.com/905060/the-appalachian-long-lodge-optimizes-mass-timber-construction-for-sustainable-design Sat, 03 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Vasundhra Aggarwal https://www.archdaily.com/905060/the-appalachian-long-lodge-optimizes-mass-timber-construction-for-sustainable-design The 'Long Lodge' proposal for residential cabins along the Appalachian Trail, recently named the Honor Award Winner of the 2018 Maine Mass Timber Design Competition, highlights simple yet creative ways to spotlight the possibilities and natural beauty of timber as a construction material. The winning four-person design team created a lodge that not only serves as a temporary living space but rather becomes a memorable spatial experience through the effects of the structural design choices.

]]> <![CDATA[Open Call: Maine Mass Timber Design Competition]]> https://www.archdaily.com/898373/open-call-maine-mass-timber-design-competition Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:50:00 +0000 Rene Submissions https://www.archdaily.com/898373/open-call-maine-mass-timber-design-competition 2018 MAINE MASS TIMBER DESIGN COMPETITION

This year’s Maine Mass Timber Design Competition is intended to generate design ideas and test implementation of an emerging technology that hold specific promise for the state economy.

DESIGN ABSTRACT

Remote Mass Timber Wilderness Lodge - Open Ideas Competition

Maine Huts & Trails maintains a network of backcountry trails and remote wilderness lodges woven through the woods and mountains of western Maine that provide a unique opportunity to explore and discover this beautiful region. The goal of this year’s competition is to study and develop a design concepts for a new hut on a established backcountry site, as

]]> <![CDATA[Höweler + Yoon Architecture Unveils Circus Conservatory Design]]> https://www.archdaily.com/871045/howeler-plus-yoon-architecture-unveils-circus-conservatory-design Sat, 13 May 2017 14:00:00 +0000 Sabrina Santos https://www.archdaily.com/871045/howeler-plus-yoon-architecture-unveils-circus-conservatory-design Höweler + Yoon Architecture, in collaboration with OFIS Arhitekti, has unveiled its design for a new building for The Circus Conservatory, which will house America’s first accredited degree program in the Circus Arts. Located in Portland, Maine, as the anchor tenant of a peninsula, the project aims to transform an undeveloped part of the city into a “vibrant artistic center complete with public performance venues and recreational facilities.”

]]> <![CDATA['Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx' Exhibition]]> https://www.archdaily.com/339561/voices-of-design-25-years-of-architalx-exhibition Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Alison Furuto https://www.archdaily.com/339561/voices-of-design-25-years-of-architalx-exhibition Currently on display at the Portland Museum of Art until May 19, 'Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx' showcases the power of design through an interactive exhibition featuring work of some of the world's leading architects and designers. The display, designed by architects Tim Ventimiglia and Jennifer Whitburn of Ralph Appelbaum Associates, includes a 17-foot-tall tower with three levels of images that alternately reveal themselves and disappear. A dynamic image projection will light up two sides of the tower by using projectors embedded in the interior of the tower and will feature infrared light sensors, creating touch interactivity for visitors. More images and information on the exhibition after the break.

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