• Metro Arquitetos Associados conceals MASP extension with a black aluminum scrim

    Metro Arquitetos Associados conceals MASP extension with a black aluminum scrim

    Expectations are always immense when adding to a famous work of architecture. This was certainly the case at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), where Metro Arquitetos Associados was tasked with complementing the institution’s original building, designed by Lina Bo Bardi. To avoid competing for visual attention with the existing structure, Metro Arquitetos wrapped the

  • RAMSA wraps Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy with plate aluminum panels

    The latest addition to Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus in downtown Washington, D.C. is the McCourt School of Public Policy. Previously located at the institution’s primary Hilltop campus, the school occupied an aging midcentury building and was in need of a fresh start. Its new facility, designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), situates the school of policy in

    RAMSA wraps Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy with plate aluminum panels